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Blood and Guts walking tours

January 2021

A Poisonous Method Part 1: Arsenic

Date(s): 25 January 2021

Cost: £2.74

Age Restrictions: 16+

Booking Link: https://posionousmethod_arsenic_shm.eventbrite.co.uk

Join Surgeons' Hall Museum Curator for a trilogy of talks exploring why poison was the Victorian murder weapon of choice. Part one Arsenic!A whole host of poisons were readily available and accessible to the public in 19th century Scotland. Murder by poison became an increasing worry for authorities and the medical community. This series will inves…

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