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The chymist’s trade card

An 18th-century trade card reveals far more than its owner may have intended.

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The Ladies of Llangollen

As we celebrate LGBT History Month, Sarah Bentley explores the relationship between the two 18th-century women known as the Ladies of Llangollen.

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When monarchs healed the sick

Our current Queen fortunately doesn’t have to spend hours laying hands on the sick to cure them. But it was a different story for monarchs of the early modern era, whose touch was a sought-after treatment for scrofula.

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The current that kills

In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.

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  • Saint Aquilinus of Milan intercedes before the Holy Trinity for people praying to him for protection against plague. Engraving by B. Kenckel, 17--.
  • Saint Camillus de Lellis praying before an altar. Engraving by G. Petroschi.
  • Balthasar Hebenstreit. Line engraving by J. C. Dehne, 1723.
  • Rudolf Jacob Camerarius. Line engraving by J. C. Dehne.
  • William Cumberland Cruikshank. Line engraving by J. Corner, 1787, after himself.
  • The shopfront of the truss-maker Timothy Sheldrake, at No. 50 The Strand, London; royal coat of arms above the bay window. Engraving by T. Medland, ca. 1820.
  • Christ trampling the head of the serpent; Moses lifting up the serpent on a cross-shaped pole (Num. 21.8-9). Etching by P. Rothwell.
  • Jean Chappé d'Auteroche. Line engraving by J. Corner, 1791.
  • Sir Francis Drake. Line engraving by J. Fougeron.
  • A man with a balloon and rudders strapped to him. Engraving by P. Rothwell after De Bruyn.
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