Stories
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Drugs in Victorian Britain
Many common remedies were taken throughout the 19th century, with more people than ever using them. What was the social and cultural context of this development?
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Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
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The Ladies of Llangollen
As we celebrate LGBT History Month, Sarah Bentley explores the relationship between the two 18th-century women known as the Ladies of Llangollen.
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Are doctors medical detectives?
Do doctors really identify medical conditions in the same way that detectives solve crimes? Neurologist Jules Montague makes her diagnosis.
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Arthur William James MacFadden. Photograph by Valentine.
Reference: 13130i- Pictures
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Arthur William James MacFadden. Photograph by Elliott & Fry.
Reference: 13129i- Books
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Specification of Walter Arthur & William Arthur : truss.
Arthur, Walter.Date: 1868- Books
Sir Arthur Brooke Faulkner, M.D. / [William Munk].
Munk, William, 1816-1898.Date: 1878- Archives and manuscripts
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Favell, William Arthur
Date: 1914-1918Reference: RET/6/20/1/6/6Part of: The Retreat Archive