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The friendly societies and healthcare

For a couple of centuries, friendly societies plugged the healthcare gap between expensive private care and charitable institutions for many thousands of people in the UK.

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The poor child’s nurse

Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.

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The house of Joan

The longueurs of hospital stays and enforced inactivity were the spur to Joan’s precise tailoring skills and flamboyant creations, all to the benefit of her fashion-loving sisters.

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Illness and the influence of the stars

Could alien germs from space have caused major pandemics across the world? Taras Young investigates the ideas of a few unconventional scientists who believe this to be the case.

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  • The creation. Mezzotint by J. Martin.
  • The dance of death: the creation. Woodcut by Hans Holbein the younger.
  • The creation of Adam. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1772, after Michelangelo.
  • Altar piece, Salerno Cathedral: the Creation.
  • Children playing with various toys, in the background are paintings of the Creation and the creation of Adam. Engraving by A. Bosse, 1636.
  • Children playing with various toys, in the background are paintings of the Creation and the creation of Adam. Engraving by A. Bosse, 1636.
  • Vestiges of the natural history of creation / [Anon].
  • The Creation: episodes in the book of Genesis. Oil painting.
  • The Creation: episodes in the book of Genesis. Oil painting.
  • The Creation: episodes in the book of Genesis. Oil painting.
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Alibi

Gallery 2
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Part of Misbehaving Bodies Drop-in Workshops

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