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From miasma to miracles: how medieval medicine desperately battled the bubonic plague

In short, yes: the Victorians did indeed think eating mummified remains pilfered from ancient Egyptian tombs was a good idea, although they did not come up with the idea themselves. The morbid practic

When gossip and rumour led to the trial of two Prussian pastors

SINCE its earliest days, the “Friend” has been dispensing advice for its readers on a multitude of topics, be it household tips, matters of the heart, health or travel advice. But in our 1891 issues,

When COUNTRY LIFE’s Henry Avray Tipping spotted a 17th-century four poster languishing in a Herefordshire attic in 1911, he set off a chain of events that saw the bed leave its ancestral home and land at The Met in New York

In addition to mooring bills a fraction of those levied by the honest marina operators of my native South Coast, keeping a boat in the Baltic Sea carries some unexpected benefits. The further in you s