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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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Disturbed minds and disruptive bodies

Prison officers tried to regulate women’s minds and bodies and maintain a new disciplinary routine in the second half of the 1800s.

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Who was Audrey Amiss?

Elena Carter introduces the vast collection left behind by artist Audrey Amiss, who documented her life in astonishing detail.

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Death and our digital ghosts

When we die, our data lives on. And as companies are increasingly spotting money-making opportunities from digital legacies, now could be the time to think about – and control – yours.

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  • Letters from Florence Nightingale, July 1856
  • The Lancet, July - Dec 1870
  • The Lancet, July - Dec 1870
  • Saint Mary Magdalen (22nd July).
  • Two letters from Florence Nigthingale; July 1856
  • Sir Henry Wellcome's funeral, 29 July 1936
  • Saint Margaret of Antioch (20th July).
  • Months of the year: July. Engraving after P. Stevens.
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, July 1932
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, July 1932
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