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Health and the People: The History of Medicine in Britain

Health and the People: The History of Medicine in Britain

Health and the People: The History of Medicine in Britain

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  • Industrial Medicine
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  • Medieval Medicine
    • An Introduction to Medieval Medicine
    • Ancient Influences
    • Other Beliefs
    • Prevention and Treatment of Disease
    • Living Conditions
    • Monasteries
    • The Black Death
    • Change and Continuity
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  • Renaissance Medicine
    • An Introduction to Renaissance Medicine
    • New Ideas
    • Andreas Vesalius
    • William Harvey
    • Ambroise Paré
    • Thomas Sydenham
    • The Great Plague
    • Living Conditions
    • Treatment and Care
    • The Gin Craze
    • Edward Jenner
    • Change and Continuity
  • Industrial Medicine
    • An Introduction to Industrial Medicine
    • Germ Theory
    • Anaesthetics
    • Antiseptic Surgery
    • Nursing and Hospitals
    • Women Doctors
    • Living Conditions
    • Cholera
    • Public Health Reforms
    • Change and Continuity
  • Modern Medicine
    • An Introduction to Modern Medicine
    • World War I
    • Magic Bullets
    • Antibiotics
    • Epidemics and Pandemics
    • Welfare Reforms and the NHS
    • Living Conditions
    • New Technologies
    • Change and Continuity
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Welcome to our brand-new website! 🎉


Whether you used our previous website or you’ve found us for the first time, here’s everything you need to know...

This website is built around the four key time periods taught in the history of medicine at GCSE. Each section is split into chapters that are full of content, videos and revision activities:

  • Medieval c500-c1500
  • Renaissance c1500-c1700
  • Industrial c1700-c1900
  • Modern c1900-present

📖 Visit our Source Gallery to explore primary and secondary sources from Newcastle University’s Special Collections and Archives and Surgeon’s Hall Museum, Edinburgh.

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