Lucy Ward

Lucy Ward | The Empress and the English Doctor

Recorded: Fri 22 Apr 2022

Duration: 1 hour

Lucy Ward | The Empress and the English Doctor

Spring Festival 2022

Lucy Ward and Prof Jonathan Ball discuss the thrilling  story of Catherine the Great’s inoculation against smallpox by a Quaker physician from Essex. he Empress and the English Doctor. Both Empress and doctor risked their lives in the name of science – and forged an enduring bond of friendship. 

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