Medieval and Early Modern Religion and Medicine Seminars

A seminar series, open to all, on the History of Health and Medicine at King’s College, London, generously supported by the Principal’s Innovation Fund. NB All seminars start at 6pm EXCEPT on 13th February when we start at 6.30 pm.

God and the Plague
Wednesday 23rd January 2013 – Safra Lecture Theatre
Andrew Cunningham (University of Cambridge)

Medicine, Religion and the Politics of Healing in Early Modern England
Wednesday 6th February 2013 – K3.11
Peter Elmer (University of Exeter)

Miraculous Cures and a Martyr's Virtue in the Twelfth Century
Wednesday 13th February 2013 AT *6.30* – Anatomy Museum, Floor 6, King’s Building
Miri Rubin (Queen Mary, University of London)
[Please note this seminar follows a half-day workshop between 2.00 and 4.45 on Portraiture and Death. For further details contact Dr. Keren Hammerschlag: keren.hammerschlag@kcl.ac.uk]

Religious Affiliation and Medical Practice in Early Modern Bristol
Wednesday 20th February 2013 – K3.11
Jonathan Barry (University of Exeter)