medieval britain

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Britain's first hospital, St. Bartholomew's was set up in London
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1250
European doctors use the Articella as their main textbook. This was a collection of classical ideas about medicine and included the works of Hippocrates and Galen
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1348-49
The Black Death arrived in England and killed around 40% of the population
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1350
Average life expectancy was 35
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1400
There were 500 hospitals in Britain
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Superstition
A belief not based on knowledge, but in the supernatural like God, witchcraft or astrology
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Monastery
A building where monks live, eat and pray
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Miasma
'Bad air' which was blamed for spreading disease
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Astrology
Study of the planets and its effect on humans
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Urine Chart
Used human urine to help diagnose an illness
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Amulet
A charm that brought 'protection' from disease
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Purging
To rid the body of an 'excess' like blood or vomit
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Leeching
The use of leeches for drawing blood from patients
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Cupping
Using glass cups to draw blood to the surface
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Pilgramage
A journey to a religious shrine and relics to show your love for God and to cure an illness
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Apothecary
A medieval pharmacist or chemist
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Physician
A male medially trained doctor
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Barber Surgeon
Untrained surgeon, who practiced basic surgery
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Wise Woman
A female healer, who used magic or herbal remedies to cure illnesses
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Vademecum
a medieval 'medical' book carried by doctors
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Herbal Remedy
Medicine made from plants with natural cures
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Regimen sanitatis
A loose set of instructions provided by physicians to help a patient stay healthy
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Dysentery
Very severe diarrhea. This was a big killer disease in the Middle Ages
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Epidemic
A widespread outbreak of a disease
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Black Death
A term used to describe the first outbreak of the bubonic plague in 1348
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Flagellants
People who whipped themselves to show God they repented their sins and wanted mercy
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Pestilence
A fatal epidemic disease, e.g. the Black Death
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European doctors use the Articella as their main textbook. This was a collection of classical ideas about medicine and included the works of Hippocrates and Galen

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The Black Death arrived in England and killed around 40% of the population

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