The Surgeon, The Midwife, The Quack: How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England with Alanna Skuse

Episode 6 of the The 15 Minute Book Club podcast, hosted by Alex Churchill, Matt Bone, titled "The Surgeon, The Midwife, The Quack: How to Stay Alive in Renaissance England with Alanna Skuse" was published on December 31, 2025 and runs 18 minutes.

December 31, 2025 ·18m · The 15 Minute Book Club

Summary

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a medical revolution was afoot. Alanna Skuse ventures into the bustling medical marketplace of Renaissance England – a world of travelling surgeons, prosthetics craftsmen, faith healers and snake oil merchants. Can Alanna convince you to join her in just 15 minutes?Patreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClubBuy the book (UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClubBuy the book (US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClubPatreon members get extra time: 15 more minutes, in which you get to see behind the scenes and find out how the book was written. You can subscribe here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/15MinuteBookClubWatch the video version: https://www.youtube.com/@15MinuteBook_ClubBuy [INSERT BOOK TITLE] at our Bookshop.org shop. Support authors, indie bookshops and us!UK Link: US Link: Visit our Bookshop with books from all of our guests via the links below:(UK) https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub(US) https://bookshop.org/shop/15MinuteBookClub Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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