Stories
- Article
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.
- Article
Our endless quest for eternal youth
From poisonous 16th-century cosmetics to the latest “vampire facelift”, discover the fashions in unsavoury methods for improving our appearance.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Belladonna
Date: Early 20th centuryReference: MS.2891/2Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica- Archives and manuscripts
Belladonna
Date: 1911Reference: MS.2891/1Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica- Archives and manuscripts
Belladonna
Date: 1915Reference: MS.2891/3Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica- Archives and manuscripts
Belladonna
Date: 1911-1915Reference: MS.2891Part of: Holmes, Edward Morell (1843-1930), botanist and lecturer in materia medica- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
M0005919: Atropa Belladonna (deadly nightshade), from Bentley and Trimen: Medicinal plants (1880)
Date: 17 November 1938Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/49/23Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive