On 20 November 1902 a child was born at Wreyland, in Devon, suffering from a rupture (the term has several meanings but likely a hernia

Undated illustration from the Yale University Library Collection    This is the second part of our guest blog from Julie Moore on the life and

This month we have a guest blog from Dr Julie Moore on the career of Isaac Chamberlain of Hertford. Look out for the second instalment

‘La grande chirurgie’, by Guy of Chauliac (ca. 1450) shows a physician setting a disclocated arm * For more on Bone Setters and their art,

The Water Doctor, by Edgar van Heemskirk, ca.1760-1770 (detail) To start our blogging journey into the world of 19th century folk medicine, we’re diving headlong