From putting half a mouse on a spot to diagnosing your ailments via the medium of sheep liver, medicine has had an interesting journey, but how much do you know about the history of medicine?
Toby's experience comes from website design as well as experience running large forums and communities. After he married Debbie he developed a keen interest in history and found himself discussing history quite a lot!
Fact of the Day
In the 1330s a number of English knights went to war with France with eye patches covering an eye, having made a chivalrous pledge to their ladies that they wouldn't open one of their eyes until victory was achieved. Most of them died as a result.
Quote of the Day
"A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.
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~ Guy Fawkes
On This Day
1429Joan of Arc began the Siege of La Charité. The siege was abandoned after a month.
1542An English force of about 3,000 defeated a Scottish force five times the size at the Battle of Solway Moss.
1831Michael Faraday presented his first series of papers on 'Experimental Research into Electricity' to the Royal Society.
1859Darwin published 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection'. It was a cornerstone for theories on evolution.
1974The most complete skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis was found in Ethiopia. She was named Lucy after the Beatles' song.
1987The Conservative government abolished free eye tests
