Stories
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A body apart from the head
We look back at the importance of the head, from how it’s influenced our language to the bold political statement of having it removed.
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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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The ancient doctors who refused payment
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
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Hamlet, the melancholic Prince of Denmark
Hamlet clearly demonstrates an excess of black bile and is arguably the most famous literary melancholic.
Catalogue
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Beheading the dragon : a history of female inner alchemy in China / by Elena Valussi.
Valussi, Elena.Date: 2002- Digital Images
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Example of Beheading, a Roman military punishment carried out by the use of a axe or sword
William Hogarth- Pictures
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The beheading of Silvestre Budes. Coloured lithograph, 1845.
Date: [1845]Reference: 43448i- Pictures
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The beheading of Charles I outside the Banqueting Hall of Whitehall in 1649. Engraving with etching.
Date: 1600-1699Reference: 43455i- Pictures
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The beheading of the Duke of Suffolk. Engraving by G. Terry.
Reference: 43452i