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Would you like to buy a dinosaur?

Two remarkable letters and a drawing of a plesiosaur by Mary Anning offer a tantalising portal into the exciting world of fossil hunting and discovery of the 1800s.

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The quest to breed gifted children

If you had the chance, would you choose a genius baby?

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The birth of Britain's National Health Service

Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.

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The extraordinary body of Evatima Tardo

Darling of 19th-century American freak shows, Evatima Tardo remained serene as she withstood crucifixion and the bites of poisonous snakes. But she took the secret behind her abilities to her grave.

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  • Seven different specimen of kangaroos, including a rabbit-eared perameles, are shown with their young in their natural habitat. Coloured etching by J. S. Murdoch after J. Stewart.
  • William Ruddiman. Stipple engraving by A. Cardon after J. Smart.
  • William Cheselden. Stipple engraving by A. Tardieu after J. Richardson.
  • William Buchan. Line engraving by J. Mills, 1803, after A. Mills.
  • William MacNeill Whistler. Reproduction of charcoal drawing by J. A. M. Whistler, 1895.
  • A Spanish couple are dancing the boleras accompanied by a man playing the guitar. Coloured aquatint by J. Clark after Revd. William Bradford.
  • A woman from Prince William's Sound (Alaska), head and shoulders; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780) Engraving by J. Basire after J. Webber, 1780/1785.
  • A man from Prince William's Sound (Alaska), head and shoulders; encountered by Captain Cook on his third voyage (1777-1780) Engraving by J. Basire after J. Webber, 1780/1785.
  • William Stokes. Photograph after a statue by J.H. Foley.
  • William Doyle, Samuel Sone, and William Foster, walking on the North Bridge in Edinburgh, in uniform, each with a lady. Etching by J. Kay, 1784, after himself.
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