Stories
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Political brilliance and the power of self-promotion
How do you convince people you’re exceptional? Meet the ultimate self-styled genius.
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
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The men who meddled with nature
The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.
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The first seizure
Historian Aparna Nair had her first seizure when she was 11. Here she recalls that first time, and how other people’s reactions are sometimes the most disturbing part about having a seizure.
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Saint Victoria (of Rome?) Coloured engraving.
Reference: 7314i- Pictures
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Saint Victoria. Gouache painting.
Reference: 7313i- Pictures
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Saint George on horseback, naked and wearing a helmet, fighting the dragon. Stipple engraving by W. Roffe after F.R. Roffe after W. Wyon, ca. 1851.
Wyon, William, 1795-1851.Date: [1850]Reference: 574615i- Books
Medieval Italy : Texts in Translation / Katherine L. Jansen, Joanna Drell, Frances Andrews.
Date: [2011]