Body Snatchers
oumeyma 🐼
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HistoryEurope
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An introduction to the body snatchers, who were individuals and gangs who removed thousands of bodies from graveyards to sell to surgeons. This title examines who they were, how they inter-acted with the surgeons who purchased their bodies and how it led to the Anatomy Act which finally ended their trade.Read more
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Episodes (10)
1
Introduction
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Body Snatching in the Eighteenth Century
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From 1800 to the Select Committee
4
Burke and Hare
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The Body Snatching Continues - 1829-1831
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The Government Acts – Bishop Case
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The Anatomy Act
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The Aftermath
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Appendix A – The Anatomy Act 1832
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