Stories
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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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Rediscovering Margaret Louden, a forgotten NHS hero
Bored during lockdown, David Jesudason started bin diving at night. Then a chance discovery set him on a new path: to tell the story of a forgotten female surgeon.
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Ginger’s role in cures and courtroom battles
Some people will use a dose of ginger to help with hangovers – but it hasn’t always been a friend to the thirsty.
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The tradesman who confronted the pestilence
The City of London, 1665. As the Great Plague hits the capital, John New faces a deadly dilemma.
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Nurse Tremlow (name unconfirmed), a monthly nurse to gentry and royal households, in retirement, with photographs of her employers. Photograph, 19--.
Date: [between 1900 and 1999]Reference: 589092i- Ephemera
Chivers' carpet soap : "it's effect is magical" : cleans, purifies & restores carpets like new : over 50 years success : prized in royal households.
Date: [1900?]- Books
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Some account of chloroform.
Date: [1857?]- Archives and manuscripts
Hallifax, Robert (1735-1810), royal apothecary, afterwards royal physician
Robert Hallifax, 1735-1810, royal apothecary, afterwards royal physicianDate: 1781-82Reference: MSS.6015-6016- Books
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Household organization / by Mrs. Caddy.
Caddy, Florence, 1837-Date: 1877