Stories
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Nymphomania and hypersexuality in women and men
The history of nymphomania is closely bound with society's views on women and their sexuality.
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The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
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Booze and bad behaviour
Our love of alcohol is like a party that’s lasted nine centuries. But there are signs that the demon drink is losing its appeal.
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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.
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The new annual register, or general repository of history, politics, and literature, for the year 1797. To which is prefixed, the history of knowledge, learning, and taste, in Great Britain; during the reign of King Charles II. - Part I.
Date: MDCCXCVIII. [1798]- Books
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The new annual register, or general repository of history, politics, and literature, for the year 1798. To which is prefixed, the history of knowledge, learning, and taste, in Great Britain, during the reign of King Charles II. - Part II.
Date: MDCCXCIX. [1799]- Audio
The history of legal medicine in Britain and Europe.
Date: 9-11 April, 1987- Books
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The new annual register, or general repository of history, politics, and literature, for the year 1799. To which is prefixed, the history of knowledge, learning, and taste, in Great Britain, during the reign of King Charles II. - Part III.
Date: MDCCC. [1800]- Archives and manuscripts
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