Stories
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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
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The secret lives of Britain’s first Black physicians
Dr Annabel Sowemimo explores the web of connections between early Black British doctors, the role of empire in West Africa and the pernicious reach of scientific racism.
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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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Why the NHS is worth saving
In this extract from his latest book, ‘Free For All’, Dr Gavin Francis poses challenging questions to be addressed if a health service that’s free for all at the point of use is to remain possible.
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Cyprianus Anglicus: or, the history of the life and death, of the most reverend and renowned prelate William, by divine providence, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Merropolitan, Chancellor of the Universities of Oxon and Dublin, and one of the Lords of the Privy Council to His late most Sacred Majesty. King Charles, I. Second Monarch of Great Britain. Containing also The Ecclesiastical History of the Three Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, from His first Rising till His Death. By P. Heylyn, D. D. and Chaplain to Charles the First, and Charles the Second, Monarchs of Great Britain.
Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.Date: 1719- Books
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The funding of science and discovery centres : Government response to the Eleventh Report from the Science and Technology Committee, Session 2006-07 / House of Commons Innovations, Universities & Skills Committee.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Innovation, Universities & Skills Committee.Date: 2008- Books
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The present state of Great Britain. In two parts. The I. Of South II. Of North Britain. Containing an accurate and impartial account of this great and famous island; Of the Country, and its Inhabitants; the Advantages and Disadvantages of Both, in respect to Forein Countries; and the Curiosities both of Nature and Art. Of the vast, populous, and opulent city of London, the Metropolis of Great Britain, and of the Famous Universities of the Land. Of the Britains original, language, temper, Genius, Religion, Morals, Trade, &c. Their Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty. Their Laws and Government; With a succinct History of all the English Monarchs to this time. The present Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal, and the Settlement of the Succession in the Protestant Line. Lastly, of Queen Anne's dominions, titles, arms, Land and Sea-Forces, Court, and Revenues. Of the Privy-Council, the High Court of Parliament, and all courts of justice. With the Lists Of the Present Officers in Church and State; Of Both Houses of Parliament; and of the Convocation.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: 1707- Books
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Stewart's English register, for the year 1798: considerably enlarged and improved. Containing I. His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, with their usual places of abode. II. An alaphbetical list of the counties, boroughs, and members for each; with their town and country residences. III. A list of the baronets of Great Britain,; knights of the Garter, Bath and Thistle; Royal Households and state officers. IV. A new and correct list of the Royal Navy of England; also the flag officers, captains, commanders, &c. with a complete list of all the ships taken from or by the enemy since the commencement of the present war. V. The general and staff officers in Great Britain; army agents, officers of the Tower of London, &c. VI. Judges and officers of the law; Revenue Departments; Universities; Trading Companies of London, &c. With the present state of Scotland and America.The whole compiled and deigested from the most authentic lists, carefully corrected at the proper offices, and from the best information. Fitted to be bound up with Stewart's Irish Merlin, and making with it a perfect view of the present state of both Kingdoms.
Stewart, Alexander, printer.Date: [1798]- Books
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Research Assessment Exercise 1992 : membership of Assessment Panels / Universities Funding Council.
Great Britain. Universities Funding Council.Date: [1992]