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Death Episodes

Aug. 30, 2024

Ep.11 - The Coffin

In this talk Dr Dan O'Brien discusses the history of funerals and coffins.
Aug. 2, 2024

Ep.09 - Death Of Kings

Dr Jessica Sharkey considers why Henry VIII is buried in relative obscurity, why Edward VI was cast as a sickly Lord Fauntleroy and why Elizabeth I refused to be married to her winding sheet.
Nov. 12, 2021

Ep.70 - Ambrose Parry - The Art Of Dying And The History Of Chloroform

Authors Ambrose Parry (Dr Marisa Haetzman & Chris Brookmyre) discuss their new historical novel of medicine & murder, The Art of Dying.
Physicians' Gallery

Fortnightly podcast from the Physicians' Gallery at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE) exploring the history of medicine.

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