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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital
The pioneering female doctor set up this hospital for women in the nineteenth century against fierce opposition.
Emotions at the Middlesex Hospital
The Middlesex Hospital was home to one of the world’s first dedicated cancer wards and hosted the nineteenth-century surgeon Charles Bell.
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The Death of God’s Banker
On June 18th 1982, Roberto Calvi – financial advisor to the Pope – was found hanging from scaffolding underneath Blackfriars Bridge. The murder remains unsolved, and to delve into why is to dive into the confusing and corrupt world of the Vatican, the Freemasons, South American dictatorships and the Mafia. [CW: murder; suicide]
Freemasons’ Tavern and the ‘birth’ of football
This viewpoint explores the role of the Freemasons’ Tavern in the foundation of the Football Association and the so-called ‘birth’ of association football.
