Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Tag: Charles V

  • Charles V and gout

    Nicolas RoblesBadajoz, Spain Charles V, Holy Roman-Germanic Emperor, was born in Gent (Belgium) on February 24, 1500. Son of Philip the Handsome and Joanna I of Castille, he was the grandson of Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg and the Catholic Monarchs. In 1517, he moved to Spain to receive recognition from the courts of Castile…

  • Blood and bandages

    Patricia UnsworthBolton, England, United Kingdom The notorious Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street, is possibly the first thought that comes to mind at the mention of barber surgeons, but how far from reality was this character of Victorian fiction? Perhaps not so far removed as one might imagine. Todd was obviously a barber,…