When Iron Maiden released their 1988 concept album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son they were not just adding another record to their discography, they were tapping into a centuries-old well of myth folklore magic and history surrounding this figure. Our New blog👇
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Our latest blog is now live and explores the 18th and 19th-century medical marketplace as a physical space where people bought remedies, ingredients, and simples. Join us for a journey through London’s historic herb markets🌿
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We had an amazing time!!!

Our project was invited to present at this year's edition of the European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC 2025) @esshc.bsky.social in Leiden. We were part of a wonderful panel organized by Kalle Kananoja from the University of Oulu. Our presentation was titled:

Our new blog is now live, exploring the case of Henry Eliazer Robinson, a butcher and workhouse master, and his troubling views on the treatment of the sick poor, particularly his perception of them as animals!
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In January 1934 The Occult Digest published an article by astrologer Haasan Osiris suggesting that the great advancements in surgery at the time could be further improved if surgeons operated at "the right astrological time"
Intriguing theory or sheer nonsense? What do you think?

Is history of contagious fits your thing? Check out @odavies9.bsky.social latest blog "The Strange Case of Mass Contagion Fits in Modern England" just published
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Taking a patient and practitioner perspective, this project will provide, instead, a valuable historical benchmark for how unofficial medical markets develop, decline, and adapt in a changing world.

We should not dismiss such 'popular medicine' as the rump of outmoded medical ideas. Many people in the period saw them as contemporary and complementary to official healthcare, and, besides, this project is not concerned with testing the efficacy of unofficial therapeutics

The project will examine the world of unofficial healers in England, including herbalists, bone setters, water casters, wen cutters, worm doctors, toad doctors, unofficial midwives, cunning-folk, charmers, faith healers, mesmerists, homeopaths, quacks & backstreet druggists