Cities are often unhealthy filthy places and for centuries London was no exception. With the contents of chamber pots being thrown on the streets, the Thames used as an open sewer, it is no surprise that disease was as much of a threat to the City as fire. This fascinating walk will highlight London’s struggle against disease and sickness, from recurrences of plague to the mysterious “sweating sickness” which actually changed the course of royal history.

From its founding in Roman times through the centuries discover how the medical profession developed, see London’s oldest hospital and hear about how medical discoveries were made possible. Imagine having an operation with no anaesthetic!

Learn about who treated what whether it be the barber surgeons, the apothecaries or the physicians. On this tour, your guide takes you on a discovery of disease, medicine and social history.