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A piece of aged paper with the title Sanitary Rhymes. There is a subheading printed more centrally, Personal Precautions Against Cholera, And All Kinds of Fever.

Document of the Week: Sanitary Rhymes by Alfred Power (1871) Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of the Week” was chosen by our Senior Editor, Dr Tommy Dolan. It is Alfred Power’s Sanitary Rhymes, published in 1871. Indicative of the sanitary movement that emerged in Britain Read more →

Dr Tommy Dolan

Published 14th April, 2025

The front cover of a pamphlet titled: A Damnable Treason By a Contagious Plaster of a Plague-Sore. It states Treason in large letters, followed by Plague Sore. There is an illustration of a man with hair down to his ears and a moustache, framed by a border, below the text.

Document of the Week: "A Damnable Treason By a Contagious Plaster of a Plague-Sore" (1641) Document of the Week

Our latest “Document of The Week” was chosen by our Curator, Hanna Polasky, and written by our Editor, Nishah Malik. It is a pamphlet which outlines a grotesque assassination attempt against a member of the English parliament on 25 October 1641. Titled A Damnable Treason Read more →

Nishah Malik

Published 24th February, 2025

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