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Chapter 4 Promoting medical change in Restoration Ireland The chemical revolution and the patronage of James Butler, duke of Ormond (1610-88)

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This chapter seeks to situate James Butler, duke of Ormond, at the centre of an important patronage network for medicine in Restoration Britain and Ireland. It explores the Irish dimension of the emergence of the Society of Chemical Physicians and situates it against the background provided by the m...

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Main Author: Elmer, Peter (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Manchester, UK Manchester University Press 2019
Series:Social Histories of Medicine
Subjects:
British & Irish history
Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700
History of medicine
Ormond
Pierre Belon
Chemical medicine
The Restoration
Dublin
Huguenot
Chapelizod Spa
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Summary:This chapter seeks to situate James Butler, duke of Ormond, at the centre of an important patronage network for medicine in Restoration Britain and Ireland. It explores the Irish dimension of the emergence of the Society of Chemical Physicians and situates it against the background provided by the momentous Cromwellian period in Ireland. Particular attention is paid to Pierre Belon, a Huguenot physician patronised by Ormond who was involved in efforts to promote a spa at Chapelizod near Dublin.
ISBN:9781526145147
Access:Open Access

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