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Read Anna Faherty’s digital story about how social attitudes shape our responses to infectious diseases.
Chapter 1 - The Stranger Who Started an Epidemic
Discover the world of medieval medicine in these rare and beautiful objects, available to view and explore online.
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We didn't set out to collect images of people wearing sunglasses, but it turns out we have some great examples in the collections.
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Follow curator Ruth Garde's six-part story exploring our changing feelings about electricity: from wondrous lightning in the sky to vast pylons dominating the landscape.
Read the first chapter of this digital story
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1901
A beautiful companion for the summer, this book on wild flowers includes many colour plates and illustrations.
14 July 2017
Two hundred years ago, an English businessman waited nervously at Dover, about to take a leap into...
13 June 2017
8 June 2017
183 Euston Road London NW1 2BE
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