Citizen Science in the 19th and 21st Centuries. At the Royal College of Surgeons, and the Royal Society. Researchers will draw on their historic collections, uncovering the extraordinary range of largely forgotten science journals of the nineteenth century, from the.

How I Became a Historian of Psychiatry. This blog follows the history of psychiatry.

Dickens Our Mutual Friend Reading Project. This guest post was contributed by Ryan Sweet. A PhD student at the University of Exeter whose research explores nineteenth-century representations of artificial body parts. He has written several introductions to Victorian and Edwardian texts that feature prosthesis users, including. Beginning with Wegg, a comica.

From the Hands of Quacks. From the Hands of Quacks. Written by medical historian Dr. From the Hands of Quacks. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 3,977 other followers. Create a free website or blog at WordPress. Get every new post delivered to your Inbox. Join 3,977 other followers.

Mad, bad and desperate - crime and insanity in Victorian England. There was an error in this gadget. Friday, 14 August 2015. My own, earlier post has proved to be one of the most popular with readers. Tuesday, 4 August 2015. Pen and Sword, in prep.

I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike. On June 29th 1878 the Wanderers Bicycle Club, based in Lavender Hill London, came to Caterham Asylum. The letter explaining the days event was sent to Dr James Adam three weeks prior, on beautifully designed headed paper. I have not been able to find mention of it in previous committee minutes or annual reports, nor in Dr Adam.

The literary world of the Long Nineteenth Century, c. The 11 worst couples in literature. The Shape of Things to Come.

The Court Room, Senate House, London. Call for Papers Deadline Thursday 2.