Sequah: Quack, Miracle Worker or Entrepreneurial Genius?
12/31/2024
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On November the 1st, 1888, an intriguing headline on page 11 of The Shrewsbury Chronicle read: LIKE THE VISIT OF A SECOND CHRIST It was
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Abortion in the Nineteenth Century: Dr Moon, Darley the Chemist and the Infamous Madame Frain
11/27/2024
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CONTENT WARNING: the following contains descriptions of historic abortion that some readers may find upsetting It is now two years since the United States Supreme
Put’n Through a Tree: Tree Lore and Local Lore in Britain and Beyond
10/22/2024
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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
Quackery Continued: The Many Lives of Isaac Chamberlain
08/20/2024
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Undated illustration from the Yale University Library Collection This is the second part of our guest blog from Julie Moore on the life and
Quackery in Hertford: Isaac Chamberlain, Butcher-Surgeon or Friend to the Poor?
08/08/2024
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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
The Redoubtable Dr Bird of Leeds, Bone Setter
06/16/2024
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‘La grande chirurgie’, by Guy of Chauliac (ca. 1450) shows a physician setting a disclocated arm * For more on Bone Setters and their art,