BBC Documentaries

The Rebel Physician: Nicholas Culpeper's Fight for Medical Freedom (2008x64)

Date de diffusion: Août 28, 2008

Benjamin Woolley presents the gripping story of Nicholas Culpeper, the 17th century radical pharmacist who took on the establishment in order to bring medicine to the masses. Culpeper lived during one of the most tumultuous periods in British history. When the country was ravaged by famine and civil war, he took part in the revolution that culminated in the execution of King Charles I.