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A medieval guide to practical magic

With few sources of effective help available when treating an injured patient, the medieval physician could instead stage a healing ceremony using a practical how-to guide he carried with him.

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Deciding a date for the end of the world

When will the world end? Charlotte Sleigh explores how our obsession with dates and dramatic imaginings of the end can distract us from the dangers slowly creeping up on us.

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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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Devilry and doom in 1666

Disastrous events and a significant combination of numbers signalled the end – or perhaps a new beginning – in 1666. But for some, this feverish period fuelled unprecedented inventiveness and development.

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  • Christ. Lithograph.
  • The circumcision of Christ.
  • Quadrangle of Christ's Hospital.
  • Christ's Hospital. Perspective view.
  • Christ raises Jairus' daughter; Jairus kisses Christ's foot. Stipple engraving by J. Jenkins after Delonne.
  • The Crucifixion of Christ; Christ the Lord, of Ponta Delgada on the island of Madeira. Woodcut.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata of Christ from Christ on the cross. Engraving, 16--.
  • The Crucifixion of Christ; Christ the Lord, of Ponta Delgada on the island of Madeira. Engraving.
  • Christ raises Jairus' daughter. Engraving.
  • The crucifixion of Christ. Woodcut.
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