The strange history of drinking
An exhibition charting the pleasures and pitfalls of wine, beer and spirits through the ages has gone on display at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in Regent's Park, London.
An exhibition charting the pleasures and pitfalls of wine, beer and spirits through the ages has gone on display at the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in Regent's Park, London. Through a variety of intriguing paintings, prints, rare books, objects and photographs – including loans from the Museum of London, the Wellcome Library and the Cartoon Museum – ‘This bewitching poison’: alcohol and the Royal College of Physicians traces the strange and occasionally deadly medicinal use and consumption of alcohol in history.
The exhibition explores the history of alcohol consumption from the ‘gin craze’ in the 1700s to minimum unit pricing in 2014.
‘This bewitching poison’ is on show at the Royal College of Physicians, Regents Park, London, until 27 June.
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