History
12th-15th Century
Founded by Rahere. A Royal Charter, The Book of Foundation. William Wallace. John Mirfield. Revolting peasants.
16th Century
The hospital is re-founded by Henry VIII. Thomas Vicary. Dr Roderigo Lopez. William Clowes. Timothy Bright.
17th Century
Harvey, veins and blood. Bodley and the Radcliffe Camera. Revolution in amputation. Students, the Plague and the Fire of London. Pitt and the frauds of Physick.
18th Century
A new Gatehouse. A dissecting room and a pathology museum. Modernising forceps. Gibbs and rebuilding. Hogarth and the Grand Staircase. Mad doctoring.
19th Century
A curriculum and medical education. Questioning Genesis. Dead criminals and a medical college. The first woman student. A school of nursing. X-rays.
20th Century
War wounded and poison gas, the Octocentenary, 1926 General Strike, South Wing demolished, Female Students, NHS, a new Trust, School of Medicine and Dentistry.
21st Century
Breast Care Centre, New hospital, Cancer Medicine Centre, Cancer Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, Barts Heart Centre.