Body Snatching and Grave Robbing in Worcestershire

Schedule

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

The Commandery, Sidbury, WR1 2HU Worcester, United Kingdom | Worcester, EN

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Hear from medical historian Kevin Goodman in a fascinating talk at The Commandery this autumn.
The body snatchers and grave robbers: their trade was to keep the ever-demanding medical schools supplied with the bodies of the recently deceased. But they weren’t confined to Edinburgh and London. They ranged across the West Midlands including Worcestershire. Discover the secrets behind their trade, the doctors who supported them, and their identities.
About Kevin Goodman
Kevin Goodman is an author and medical historian who has appeared in documentaries for the Smithsonian Channel (Mystic Britain), Channel 5 (The Great Plague and The Black Death) and History Hit, and specialises in the history of health and disease in the West Midlands.
Tickets are £8.
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The Commandery, Sidbury, WR1 2HU Worcester, United Kingdom, 87 Sidbury, Worcester, WR1 2HU, United Kingdom

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