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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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NHS strikes and the decade of discontent

When the social unrest of the 1970s spread to the NHS, dissatisfied staff challenged the status quo for the first time in quarter of a century.

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The poetic language of health

When his doctors could only offer phone consultations, James Morland turned to poetry to make sense of the medical terms describing his symptoms and test results.

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An insider’s view of Play Well

Curator Shamita Sharmacharja offers behind-the-scenes insights into an exhibition about the serious business of play.

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  • Carpenters working in the open air, making woodwork for mills, castles, bridges and ships. Woodcut by J. Amman.
  • Castle Hospital.
  • Blenheim Palace / Union-Castle.
  • Blenheim Palace / Union-Castle.
  • Blenheim Palace / Union-Castle.
  • Castle Trust? : who are they?.
  • Dublin Castle. Process print, 1904.
  • Dublin Castle. Process print, 1904.
  • The castle at Fresnes. Etching.
  • The castle at Fontainebleau. Etching.
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