Stories
- Article
What the nose doesn’t know
Losing her sense of smell for over a year motivated Stephanie Howard-Smith to sniff out the history of treatments for this unsettling condition.
- Article
The Ladies of Llangollen
As we celebrate LGBT History Month, Sarah Bentley explores the relationship between the two 18th-century women known as the Ladies of Llangollen.
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The current that kills
In the 19th century, electricity held life in the balance, with the power to execute – or reanimate.
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Genius spirits and the mystery of creative inspiration
Once upon a time, we all had a genius.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
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English Recipe Book, 18th century
Date: 18th centuryReference: MS.8576- Archives and manuscripts
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English culinary and medical recipe book, 18th century
Sheldon family, of Weston, WarwickshireDate: 18th centuryReference: MS.8468- Archives and manuscripts
William Heberden the elder (1710-1801) and William Heberden the younger (1767-1845), physicians
Heberden, William, 1710-1801Date: late 18th century - early 19th centuryReference: MS.8832- Books
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[William Smith correspondence].
Smith, William, -1753.Date: 2008-- Books
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[William Smith correspondence].
Smith, William, 1728-1814.Date: 2008-