Stories
- Article
Would you like to buy a unicorn?
The story behind why somebody tried to sell Henry Wellcome a unicorn head in 1928.
- Book extract
You know the drill
Richard Barnett opens wide the true meaning of a healthy mouth.
- Article
The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
- Article
Heating up and drying out
Menopause doesn’t have to signify old age, but when your body feels like it’s letting you down, it’s hard not to believe that your useful life may be over.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Chemists' and Doctors' Accounts: British, 17th-20th centuries
Date: 1687-1926Reference: MS.7526- Archives and manuscripts
Medicines (human and animal) supplied to Lord Leigh, Mrs Monks, Mrs. Browne and a nurse, by J. Bett
Date: 1687Reference: MS.7526/1Part of: Chemists' and Doctors' Accounts: British, 17th-20th centuries- Archives and manuscripts
Medicines supplied to James Leigh Esq. by Hicks & Davis, chemists
Date: 1765Reference: MS.7526/4Part of: Chemists' and Doctors' Accounts: British, 17th-20th centuries- Archives and manuscripts
Medicines supplied to James Leigh Esq. by Thomas Keens, chemist, of Holborn
Date: 1762Reference: MS.7526/3Part of: Chemists' and Doctors' Accounts: British, 17th-20th centuries- Archives and manuscripts
Medicines supplied to Lord Lee by John Ansell
Date: 1769Reference: MS.7526/6Part of: Chemists' and Doctors' Accounts: British, 17th-20th centuries