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Children & Families
Exhibition

Meet a Medieval Dr

Sat 19 Aug 2023, 1pm

Meeting Room One

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Find out about the medicines and charms used by early medieval English people.

Come and talk to Wulfhild, our 10th century “leech” or doctor. See, touch and smell some of the plants and other natural materials used to treat a range of illnesses. Bloodletting is optional!

Connected to Manuscripts and Special Collections’ Plants and Prayers exhibition.

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