Books in the Grisly History of Medicine series

lague looks at the most frightening diseases and epidemics in the history of medicine. These include the bubonic plague or Black Death, its effects and how people tried to combat it. The king's evil was a kind of TB (symptoms were black lumps on the neck).

Potions, Poisons and Pills is a fascinating journey looking at discoveries shared; we look at early Chinese and Egyptian medicines, pharmacists from Baghdad, wise women and plant power. In more recent times discover the crucial breakthroughs in medicines such as Aspirin, Penicillin, Antibiotics, Insulin and Steroids.