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Apothecary Anecdotes: Hysteria and a Health Alphabet
A donated medical self-help book from 1906 now looks very dated, sexist, and even dangerous.
Read moreApothecary Anecdotes: Socrates and a dodgy bird
Hemlock, the source of the poison that killed Socrates, is the focus of Bob’s latest story about objects in the Apothecary Hall
Read moreApothecary Anecdotes: Cyanide treatment, comets, and a mad monk.
Bob conjures up another fascinating story based on objects in our Apothecary’s Hall.
Read moreApothecary Anecdotes: Agatha Christie
Bob Edwards has created a display of poisons used in the books of best selling crime author Agatha Christie
Read moreApothecary Anecdotes: Memories Cabinet
Bob recounts stories about objects in the Apothecary’s Hall that visitors have told him
Read moreApothecary Anecdotes: Mandrake and a whim
Mandrake has been an important medicinal herb for thousands of years. I suspect that it has been used for possibly every ailment
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