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Medicine In Britain: 1250 - Present Timeline, 1250 (1348 (The Black Death…

- - - - Some people thought it was a punishment from God, so they prayed and fasted.
      - Some people thought it was caused by an imbalance of humours, so they tried to stop it through bloodletting and purging.
      - Some people thought it was caused by miasma, so they carried strong smelling herbs and lit fires to purify the air.
      - People who believed in astrology carried diamonds and rubies and used magic potions containing arsenic to protect themselves from the Black Death
    - - Winchester demanded new cemeteries to be built outside of the town, because they thought that they could catch the plague from victims' dead bodies.
      - Gloucester thought that the plague could be caught through human contact, so they shut themselves off from the outside world. Their attempt was unsuccessful, as many people still died from the Black Death in Gloucester.
  - - - 1518
        
        The College of Physicians was set up.
        
        They read books by Galen.
        
        They also studied recent medical developments.
        
        Dissections became a key part of medical teaching. They showed how the body actually worked.
        
        Many Renaissance physicians studied here.
        
        1530s
        
        The dissolution of the monasteries
        
        1543
        
        Andreas Versalius published his book, 'The Fabric of The Human Body'
        
        Vesalius was allowed to dissect criminals who had been executed.
        
        His books included accurate diagrams of the human anatomy
        
        He corrected some of Galen's mistakes. For example, this book showed that there were no holes in the septum of the heart.
        
        His findings encouraged people to question Galen.
        
        Vesalius' books were printed and copied by the printing press, so many people could read his work
        
        1628
        
        William Harvey's book, 'On the Motions of the Heart and Blood', was published.
        
        1660
        
        1676
        
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        The Royal Society was founded.
      - The printing press was invented.