INSIDE HISTORY is a new history magazine that takes you further into the past one theme at a time.
Each issue will focus around a central theme, using experts in their fields of history to help us along the way.
For our first issue our central theme is MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Join us as we explore the weird and wonderful world of Medical history.
Each issue will focus around a central theme, using experts in their fields of history to help us along the way.
For our first issue our central theme is MEDICINE AND SURGERY. Join us as we explore the weird and wonderful world of Medical history.
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris explores the "Houses of Death" where many Victorian Hospitals were seen as places to die rather than a place to heal.
With Florence Nightingale's bicentennial around the corner, we examine the legacy of the Lady of the Lamp.
From her early life, her time in the Crimea and the fame she found on her return, we take a closer look at Nightingale's significance to Nursing.
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Quite possibly the most misunderstood medical practitioner of all. The Plague Doctors of the middle ages congures up images of fear and horror. The History Chap goes behind the mask of the plague doctors to reveal exactly what they did and why it wasn't as bad as what you may think. |
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Leeches were seen as the go to method of prescription for hundreds of years before falling out of favour. Now they are making a comeback in surgery.
We investigate these awesome little blood suckers throughout time. |
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The Art of Anatomy explores the nature of anatomical drawings and how they have shaped not only our understanding of anatomy, but also considered works of art in their own right. |