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Intelligence testing, race and eugenics

Specious ideas and assumptions about intelligence that were born during the great flourishing of eugenics well over 100 years ago still inform the British education system today, as Nazlin Bhimani reveals.

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The rise and fall of a medical mesmerist

Uncover the fascinating story of the doctor who popularised hypnotism as a medical technique, and could name Dickens among his famous friends.

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The stranger who started an epidemic

New Orleans, 1853. James McGuigan arrives in the port city and succumbs to yellow fever.

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Building a dream in the garden suburbs

In the late 19th century a ‘garden suburb’ promised a retreat from London’s dirt and crowds. See how this new concept was developed to appeal to the health concerns of the literary classes.

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  • John Hunter, father of William and John Hunter. Oil painting by James Hunter.
  • John Hunter, father of William and John Hunter. Oil painting by James Hunter.
  • Life of Frances Power Cobbe by Herself; 1894. Frontispiece
  • William Sharp, engraver. Oil painting by G. F. Joseph, ca. 1817.
  • William Sharp, engraver. Oil painting by G. F. Joseph, ca. 1817.
  • A man wearing a ribboned wig, sitting on a chair, pointing his finger. Etching by Arthur Pond after P.L. Ghezzi.
  • Sir Alexander Crichton. Oil painting.
  • Sir Alexander Crichton. Oil painting.
  • Dorothea Baillie, sister of William and John Hunter. Oil painting.
  • Dorothea Baillie, sister of William and John Hunter. Oil painting.
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