Stories
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The history of brainwashing
Is it possible to control what other people think? In this abridged extract from his book ‘Brainwashed’, psychoanalyst and historian Daniel Pick offers us a new history of thought control.
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A brief history of tattoos
The earliest evidence of tattoo art dates from 5000 BC, and the practice continues to hold meaning for many cultures around the world.
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A virtual view of history
Step inside Anne Frank’s house or explore the galleries in a museum destroyed by fire. VR brings history and art satisfyingly close when we’re unable to get there in person.
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Fantastic beasts and unnatural history
Find out how a 17th-century compendium of the natural world came to present fantastical beasts –like dragons – as real, living creatures.
Catalogue
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Great moments in medicine : the stories and paintings / by Parke, Davis & Company ; Stories by George A. Bender ; Paintings by Robert A. Thom.
Bender, George A., 1904-Date: 1966 [©1965]- Books
Great moments in medicine : a collection of the first thirty stories and paintings in the continuing series, A history of medicine in pictures / Paintings by Robert A. Thom.
Bender, George A., 1904-Date: 1961- Archives and manuscripts
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M0003625: Paintings of St Augustine and St Helen
Date: 2 October 1933Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/29/93Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive- Books
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The history of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia. To which is prefixed, A short general history of the country, from the rise of that monarchy: and an account of the author's life. In two volumes. ... . By Alexander Gordon of Achintoul, Esq; several Years a Major-General in the Czar's Service. Illustrated with a Map of Russia; the Heads of Czar Peter, Prince Menzekoff and the Author, engraved from original Paintings.
Gordon, Alexander, 1669-1752.Date: M,DCC,LV. [1755]- Books
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The history of the cathedral church of Durham as it was before the dissolution of the monastry; containing An Account of the Rites, Customs, and Ceremonies used therein. Together with a Particular Description of the Fine Paintings in the Windows. Likewise the Translation of St. Cuthbert's Body from Holy-Island; With the Various Accidents that attended to it's Interment here. With an appendix Of divers antiquities, collected from the best Manuscripts.
Hunter, Christopher, 1675-1757.Date: [1742?]