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Trafalgar Battle Surgeon: William Beatty
Trafalgar Battle Surgeon: William Beatty
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jan 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this special episode Dr Sam Willis explores the life of William Beatty, the surgeon on HMS Victory who tended Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar. Beatty's life prior to Trafalgar is examined and his work put into context with primary sources that illustrate the life and work of naval surgeons in the age of sail, in their own words. This episode is designed to provide historic context for our previous episode, an interview with Jo Laird, a medic in today's Royal Navy, who launched a successful crowdfunder campaign to purchase William Beatty's medicine chest and donate it to the Haslar Heritage Group. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Jan 27, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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