Stories
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When monarchs healed the sick
Our current Queen fortunately doesn’t have to spend hours laying hands on the sick to cure them. But it was a different story for monarchs of the early modern era, whose touch was a sought-after treatment for scrofula.
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Two health centres, two ideologies
Two futuristic, light-filled buildings aimed to bring forward-looking healthcare to city dwellers. But the principles behind each were very different.
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What is air, and how do we know?
Watching bubbles in fermenting beer led 18th-century scientist Joseph Priestley to invent sparkling water – and to discover that different gases make up the air we breathe.
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Religion and mental health
At a time of extreme distress, Jamila Pereira found that the faith she had relied on was failing her. Here she describes how she found other ways to begin healing and finding happiness.
Catalogue
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The history of political transactions, and of parties, from the Restoration of King Charles the Second, to the death of King William. By Thomas Somerville, D.D.
Somerville, Thomas, 1741-1830.Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]- Books
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The history of political transactions, and of parties, from the restoration of King Charles the Second, to the death of King William. By Thomas Somerville, D.D.
Somerville, Thomas, 1741-1830.Date: 1793
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Prince Vessantara leaves the life of a hermit and returns to the city. Watercolour.
Date: [1815]Reference: 725951iPart of: Episodes in the life of Prince Vessantara. Album of watercolours, 1815.- Books
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Political disquisitions; or, An enquiry into public errors, defects, and abuses. Illustrated by, and established upon facts and remarks, extracted from a variety of authors, ancient and modern. Calculated to draw the timely attention of government and people, to a due consideration of the necessity, and the means, of reforming those errors, defects, and abuses; of restoring the constitution, and saving the state. By J. Burgh, gentleman; author of the Dignity of human nature, and other works. ...
Burgh, James, 1714-1775.Date: M,DCC,LXXV. [1775]- Books
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Political disquisitions: or, an enquiry into public errors, defects, and abuses. Illustrated by, and established upon Facts and Remarks extracted from a Variety of Authors, ancient and modern. Calculated To draw the timely Attention of Government and People to a due Consideration of the Necessity, and the Means, of Reforming those Errors, Defects, and Abuses; of Restoring the Constitution, and Saving the State. ...
Burgh, James, 1714-1775.Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]-75