Stories
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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
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Black pepper to fuel fiery fights and cure haemorrhoids
This common condiment was once very valuable and, until surprisingly recently, used as a versatile medicine.
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A story of death, trauma and austerity
Marienna Pope-Weidemann, whose teenage cousin Gaia died after going missing, advocates a rethink of our systems, which currently fail many in mental distress.
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Paris Morgue and a public spectacle of death
Known as the “only free theatre in Paris”, La Morgue was a popular place for the public to view cadavers on display.
Catalogue
- Books
Black Death and golden remedies : some remarks on alchemy and the plague / Chiara Crisciani, Michela Pereira.
Crisciani, Chiara.Date: 1998- Books
Facing the Black Death : perceptions and reactions of university medical practitioners / Jon Arrizabalaga.
Arrizabalaga, JonDate: 1994- Videos
The mystery of the Black Death.
Date: 2004- Books
The Black Death / Philip Ziegler.
Ziegler, Philip.Date: 2003- Books
The Black Death / [Philip Ziegler].
Ziegler, Philip.Date: 1969