Stories
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Blood
Discover the history, mythology and taboos around blood and menopause, and hear from some contemporary voices about their experiences of periods and the onset of menopause.
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Coasting to catastrophe
In climate change, everything – and everyone – is connected. The watery process that will gradually cut off the Isle of Thanet from the British mainland has begun, and everyone in the UK needs to pay attention.
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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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Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Stanhope, Philip, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (1584-1656)
Stanhope, Philip, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (1584-1656)Date: Mid 17th century - late 17th centuryReference: MSS.761-762- Archives and manuscripts
English recipe book, later 17th century
Date: late 17th century - late 18th centuryReference: MS.9179- Books
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Shakspere's family as patients.
Griffiths, L. M. (Lemuel Matthews)Date: [1891]- Books
Concerning beards : facial hair, health and practice in England 1650-1900 / Alun Withey.
Withey, AlunDate: 2021- Books
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Doctors out of practice / by J. Cordy Jeaffreson.
Jeaffreson, John Cordy, 1831-1901.Date: [1884]