Stories
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Graphic battles in pharmacy
James Morison’s campaign against the medical establishment inspired a wave of caricatures mocking his quack medicine.
- Book extract
You, a thousand years ago
Jack Hartnell argues that, if we were transported into the medieval past, we’d find ourselves somewhere different yet strangely familiar.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
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Doctors and the English seaside
Fashionable seaside towns in England owe much of their popularity to 18th-century doctors, who advised them to take the 'sea cure'.
Catalogue
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Caricatures and comments / Juanita Burnby.
Burnby, Juanita (Juanita G. L.)Date: [1989], ©1989- Books
Caricatures by Max from the Ashmolean Museum.
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956.Date: 1958- Digital Images
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Caricatures: 'The cold water cure', by Cruickshank, c. 1830
George Cruickshank- Pictures
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Caricatures of speculative investment bubbles in Europe in 1720. Engraving.
Date: 1720Reference: 31506i- Books
Caricatures in 'Vanity Fair' / Jack D. Key and Ruth J. Mann.
Key, Jack D.Date: 1985