The thematic study of Medicine in Britain, c.1250-present spans almost 1,000 years. Understanding the period's chronology and knowing some key themes is essential to understanding patterns of ...

Hippocrates and Galen heavily influenced medieval medicine. The Church played an important role and new ideas came from Islamic medicine. Poor living conditions led to the spread of the Black Death.

A blockbuster exhibition of Italian Renaissance works on paper launching at the King’s Gallery in London later this year will include 12 works never seen in the UK including An ostrich, a chalk ...