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William Harvey - circulation
William Harvey introduces himself and talks about his early years and his discoveries.
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Florence Nightingale - after the Crimea
In the final clip of this series, Florence describes her life after the Crimea War, the report she published on her experiences there and the establishment of St Thomas' Hospital and the Nightingale Training school for nurses.
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Joseph Bazalgette; construction of the sewers
Part 5 of the Bazalgette series. Bazalgette talks about the work on the sewers, one of the biggest civil engineering projects ever undertaken at the time.
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Florence Nightingale - training
In part 2 of this series, Florence explains what training she undertook to become a nurse and the first hospital she worked in.
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Florence Nightingale - the early years
Part 1 of a series on Florence Nightingale where she describes her early life, and what she felt it was like to be born in an age dominated by men.
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Mode of Communication of Cholera – part 2
John Snow continues with a further extract of his essay on the Mode of Communication of Cholera 1854.
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Joseph Bazalgette; early career
Part 2 of the Bazalgette series. This video looks at Bazalgette's life before beginning work on the London sewers.
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Joseph Bazalgette; the early years
Part 1 of the Bazalgette series. An introduction to Joseph William Bazalgette and the time in which he grew up.
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Mary Seacole; the British Hotel
In part 5 of this series, Mary explains how she built the British Hotel at Kadikoi in the Crimea to tend to the needs of sick and convalescing officers.
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William Harvey's discovery
William Harvey explains how he discovered circulation; how blood flowed around the body.
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Florence Nightingale - Scutari Hospital part 1
In part 4 of this series, Florence talks about her arrival at Scutari Hospital and her dismay at the sanitary conditions there..
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Florence Nightingale - the Crimea
In part 3 of this series, Florence explains why she recruited a team of nurses and travelling out to the Crimea.
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Edward Jenner’s Vaccination
Edward Jenner describes the experiment he carried out to develop his vaccination against smallpox
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Andreas Vesalius Steals a Body
How when first exploring medicine, Andreas Vesalius stole the body of a hanged criminal so that he could study anatomy.
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Dr John Snow - proving a theory
In part 2 of this series, John Snow talks about proving his theory on how cholera is spread.
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Dr John Snow - gathering evidence
Part 3 of this series sees John Snow explaining how he proved his theory about the spread of Cholera.
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Mary Seacole; the end of the war
In the final clip of this series Mary describes what happened to her when the Crimea War ended in 1856 and she returned to London.
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Mary Seacole; introduction
In the first of this series Mary Seacole introduces herself and talks about her family and early years.
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Metropolitan Board of Works
Part 4 of the Bazalgette series takes a look at the opposition Bazalgette faced in getting started with the project and the great stink.
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Dr John Snow & Rev. Henry Whitehead
In part 7 of this series John Snow talks about his collaboration with the Reverend Henry Whitehead.
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Mary Seacole; travels to Crimea
In part 4 of this series Mary describes her travel to and arrival in the Crimea.
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Dr John Snow - unravelling a mystery
Part 5 of this series sees John Snow's continuing investigation into the cause of Cholera.
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Ambroise Pare - An Alternative to Boiling Oil
Ambroise Pare explains how he found an alternative way to treat wounds.
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Ambrose Pare - an introduction
An introduction to Ambroise Pare, his early career and his experience of treating wounds with boiling oil.