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London, city of lost hospitals
Come on the trail of hundreds of ghost hospitals, whose remnants hold clues to medical treatments of the past.
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Coasting to catastrophe
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Getting under the skin
Before the invention of X-ray in 1895 there was really only one way to accurately study the human body, and that was to cut it open.
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Rehab centres and the ‘cure’ for addiction
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The curiosities of London and Westminster described. In four volumes. Embellished with elegant copper plates. Volume II. Containing a Description of Guildhall Guildhall Chapel The Bank of England St. Thomas's Hospital The Mansion House Foundling Hospital The East India House St. Stephen's Walbrook St. Mary le Bow Bridewell Hospital Christ's Hospital, and London Stone.
Date: [1783]- Books
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The doctrine of justification by faith, stated according to the articles of the Church of England. Contained in nine questions and answers, viz. I. What is justification? II. How is justification an act of God's free grace? III. What is justifying faith? IV. How doth faith justify a sinner in the sight of God? V. How is the death of Christ imputed to us? VI. How is the righteousness of Christ to be applied to us? VII. How doth Christ apply these benefits to us? VIII. How doth the Holy Ghost assist every true Christian? IX. How then are good works necessary? By Arthur Bedford, M. A. Chaplain to his Royal Highness Frederick Prince of Wales, and to the Haberdashers-Hospital at Hoxton, near London.
Bedford, Arthur, 1668-1745.Date: MDCCXLI. [1741]- Archives and manuscripts
Charles II of England and Scotland
Date: c.1631-c.1684Reference: MS.8650- Books
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An Act to render valid and effectual certain articles of agreement between the mayor and commonalty and citizens of the city of London, governors of the possessions, revenues, and goods, of the hospitals of Edward King of England the Sixth, of Christ, Bridewell, and Saint Thomas the Apostle, and of the hospitals of Henry the Eighth, King of England, called The House of the Poor, in West Smith-field, near London, and of the house and hospital called Bethlehem, and the presidents, treasurers, and acting governors, of the said several hospitals.
Great Britain.Date: 1782- Books
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The compleat psalmodist. In Four books. Containing I. An introduction to the grounds of music, both Theoretical and Practical, Vocal and Instrumental; teaching all the Rudiments of Music, and Composition in all its various Branches: To which is added, a new Alphabetical Dictionary, explaining, almost to the meanest Capacity, all such Greek, Latin, Italian, and French Words, as are generally made Use of in Music. II. A set of services, commonly called Chanting-Tunes; together with Four and Twenty excellent Anthems, composed of Solo's, Fuges, and Chorus's, after the Cathedral Manner. III. The whole book of psalm-tunes: Containing near Two-Hundred different Tunes, collected from the best Authors now extant; with several new Tunes, never before in Print, being proper for Parish Clerks, and useful to Country Congregations. IV. A set of divine hymns, suited to the Feasts and Fasts of the Church of England; with several Canons of Two, Three, and Four Parts in One. The whole is composed for One, Two, Three, Four, and Five Voices, according to the most authentic Rules, for the Use of Country Choirs. The third edition, with large additions. By John Arnold, Philo-Musicae.
Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]