Ipswich Town has a long history and, since its foundation in 1878, has had a great deal of success, including as Football League champions in 1962 and winners of both the FA Cup (1978) and the UEFA Cup (1981). Two of its managers, Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson, went on to achieve greatness in the game. …
Dragon’s Blood & Willow Bark: The Mysteries of Medieval Medicine
A time when butchers and executioners knew more about anatomy than university-trained physicians – the phrase ‘Medieval Medicine’ conjures up horrors for us with our modern ideas on hygiene, instant pain relief and effective treatments. Although no one could allay the dread of plague, the medical profession provided cosmetic procedures, women’s sanitary products, dietary advice and horoscopes predicting …
My Life as an Explorer is a classic of Polar literature, written by the first man to set foot on the South Pole. Amundsen’s passion for exploring first led him to the Antarctic in the 1897–99 Belgian expedition and then led him on a journey around the top of Canada to prove the existence of the North West …