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Robert the Bruce didn’t have leprosy and here’s his face to prove it

WEBRobert the Bruce reconstructed by Christian Corbet. Robert the Bruce died in 1329 after 23 years as king. His remains were accidentally exhumed in 1818 and, before being re …

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Seen and Heard: How Victorian artists rescued childhood

WEBGuildhall Art Gallery, City of London. Against this backdrop of reform and changing perceptions, Queen Victoria herself played a significant role in the way Victorians viewed …

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Britain’s best places to see: Medical collections and museums

WEBThe Royal London Hospital was established in the mid-18 th century, to care for the residents of East London. Located in the former crypt of St Philip’s Church, the …

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The treasure trove of wartime medical photos found in the …

WEBA fascinating collection of more than 4,000 photographs depicting wartime healthcare uncovered in the Historic England Archive is giving up its secrets after more …

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Joyce Laing’s ‘Art Extraordinary’ inspires a new generation of …

WEBLaing passed away in July of 2022 but parts of her collection, which spans four decades of therapy and teaching, have recently gone on display at Kelvingrove Art …

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Mescaline, psychiatry and psychedelic art of the 1930s at the …

WEBAhead of a fascinating new exhibition at Bethlem Museum of the Mind exploring a psychedelic art experiment in the 1930s, Museum Crush talks to author and cultural …

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Anatomical votive offerings from the Greco-Roman world

WEBAnd when it came to matters of health and personal wellbeing, they were often anatomical. Limbs, breasts, heads, ears, penises, intestines, feet and hands – in …

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Stories from the Scottish Shale Museum: wonder soap and the By …

WEBCourtesy Scottish Shale Museum. In Summer 1948, “Iranopol”, the new wonder soap, was ready to be launched on the world, supplied in plain wine-style bottles …

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Bethlem Museum of the Mind on portraiture and mental distress

WEBThe Museum at the world’s oldest psychiatric hospital, Bethlem Museum of the Mind, explores portraiture by and of people suffering mental distress. One of the …

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A way from home: Bethlem artists on longing and belonging

WEBLouis Wain is perhaps the best known name in the collection held by the Bethlem Museum. A renowned and eccentric illustrator of cats in the early Edwardian …

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The world’s oldest textiles: Bolton’s Ancient Egyptian collection

WEBIan Trumble, Bolton Museum’s Collections Access Officer for Archaeology, Egyptology and World Cultures, on some of the oldest textiles ever discovered – now in …

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What happened to the Scottish soldiers found in a mass grave in …

WEBAlthough the exact figures are not known, it is thought between one and two thousand Scottish soldiers were killed and of the 4-5,000 prisoners taken – 1,700 of them died of …

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The story of Yemen and its complex relationship with the UK in ten

WEBThis piece reflects the water, food and health crisis in Yemen and what it means for the next generation of Yemenis. It is a metal fragment identified as being from …

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11 Tudor treasures recovered from the wreck of The Mary Rose

WEBEighty two nit combs were found on the Mary Rose, making them the most commonly found personal objects recovered. With the exception of one made from ivory, they were all …

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The nineteenth century doctor who practiced neolithic trepanation

WEBBritish surgeon Dr Thomas Wilson Parry (1866 – 1945) was fascinated with trepanation, particularly the methods and tools used by ancient societies to perform the …

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Ruskin, Turner and the Storm Cloud of industry – Museum Crush

WEBRuskin, Turner & the Storm Cloud brings together many watercolours and drawings by both artists – and others – from the collections of York and partner Abbot …

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How the Ministry of Food managed food rationing in World War …

WEBFor most of the war years and after, the rationing of food took five principal forms. Firstly there was the simple, ordinary rationing of basic foodstuffs: sugar, meat, …

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Christina Rossetti and her role in the Victorian art world

WEBThat Brett was one of several artists she turned down as a suitor, makes it an even more poetic rendering of love, loss and romance, which is very much in keeping with this multi …

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10 political banners from the People’s History Museum

WEBThe Social Democratic Federation was established in 1884 and lasted until 1939, although this banner is thought to date from around 1900. It was made by the prolific banner …

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