Body Snatchers
oumeyma ๐ผ
10 tracks
HistoryEurope
Description
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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oumeyma ๐ผ
Episodes (10)
1
Introduction
2
Body Snatching in the Eighteenth Century
3
From 1800 to the Select Committee
4
Burke and Hare
5
The Body Snatching Continues - 1829-1831
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The Government Acts โ Bishop Case
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The Anatomy Act
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The Aftermath
9
Appendix A โ The Anatomy Act 1832
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