By Tomas Macsotay, Cornelis van der Haven and Karel Vanhaesebrouck 1. What book in this field has inspired you the most? One of our main sources of inspiration while writing The hurt(ful) body has... READ MORE
By Tomas Macsotay, Cornelis van der Haven and Karel Vanhaesebrouck 1. What book in this field has inspired you the most? One of our main sources of inspiration while writing The hurt(ful) body has... READ MORE
What book in this field has inspired you the most? I was inspired somewhat by David Wootton’s Bad Medicine, which seemed to me to consider the failings of medicine from the wrong angle; for me it... READ MORE
What book in this field has inspired you the most? In British history, I have been really inspired by Nicoletta Gullace’s The Blood of our Sons: Men, Women, and the Renegotiation of British... READ MORE
James Paz Q and A – Nonhuman voices in Anglo-Saxon literature and material culture What book in this field has inspired you the most? It’s difficult to single out one book. Rather,... READ MORE
Stephen Snelders Q and A – Leprosy and Colonialism What book in this field has inspired you the most? Inspiration comes from a combination of Roy Porter’s Doing Medical History from... READ MORE
Launching Payment and Philanthropy By George Campbell Gosling It made sense for the Voluntary Action History Society to host the launch of Payment and Philanthropy in British Healthcare,... READ MORE
Photographer Helen Muspratt through the eyes of her daughter By Jessica Sutcliffe Helen Muspratt (1905–2001) was a pioneering photographer. Her unique techniques with different forms of exposure... READ MORE
What book in this field has inspired you the most? Over the last decade, some great edited collections have been published that explore material culture in the context of historical study (including... READ MORE
What book in this field has inspired you the most? My own first book has inspired me the most (Woman and Empire: Representations in the Writings of British India, 1858-1900, Orient Blackswan, 2002.)... READ MORE
By George Campbell Gosling What book in this field has inspired you the most? The book which influenced the way I write history the most is probably not a medical history book, but a pretty... READ MORE