Stories
- Article
The yogi as hermit, warrior, criminal and showman
How the modern world changed the life and reputation of the yogi.
- Article
Not one yoga, but many yogas
From ancient tradition to modern gym class, yoga means many things to many people.
- Article
The enigma of the medieval folding almanac
With its combination of rich, portable data and high-end style, this folding almanac could have been the medieval equivalent of the latest iPhone.
- Article
The painter, the psychiatrist and a fashion for hysteria
A dramatic painting brings a famous event in medical history alive. But it also tells a tale about the health preoccupations of the time.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Photograph of a painting of Erasmus Darwin
Date: Late 18th CenturyReference: GALTON/1/1/4/7/5Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Photograph of a painting of Erasmus Darwin
Date: Late 18th CenturyReference: GALTON/1/1/4/7/4Part of: Galton Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Notes by Dalton
Date: 18th century - 19th centuryReference: MS.7848/9-10Part of: Dalton, John (1766-1844), chemist, originator of modern atomic theory of matter- Books
- Online
The development of narrative practices in medicine c.1960 - c.2000 : the transcript of a witness seminar held by the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group, Queen Mary, University of London, on 18th June 2013 / edited by E M Jones and E M Tansey.
Date: 2015- Archives and manuscripts
English recipe book, later 17th century
Date: late 17th century - late 18th centuryReference: MS.9179