 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Weekend - Victorian Health: Dickensian doctors clean up their act; As the tide of the Industrial Revolution swept across Britain, things were far from rosy. Cramped, dirty cities allowed diseases to ravage the population. But modern medicine and key hygiene advances were beginning to save lives, as Mel Hunter explains.
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Byline: Mel Hunter
'Dirt besmeared walls and decaying foundations; every repulsive lineament of poverty, every loathsome indication of filth, rot and garbage - all these ornament the banks of Folly Ditch,' wrote Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist.
Dickensian Britain was a bleak world where disease and deprivation were the rule rather than the exception.
But though industrialisation brought with it huge social problems, advances in health care in Victorian times were also inextricably linked to the huge changes sweeping through society.
The ...
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The crusades of St Louis.(King Louis IX of France)(includes bibliography)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...the site of ancient Carthage, died Louis IX, the saintly king of France and crusader...French realm. Shortly afterwards, Louis received extreme unction and had himself...history of the crusading movement, for Louis' expedition to Tunis proved to be...
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CHURCH AND CRUSADE: FREDERICK II AND LOUIS IX
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review
; ...under the control of secular rulers. Frederick II and Louis IX, though often contrasted, shared a common view of their...By focusing on the approaches taken by Frederick II and Louis IX, I believe we can gain a much better understanding of...
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Sierra Sun Editions, Inc. Continues the Popular ``Huddle'' Series With ``Huddle IX'', The NFL Champion St. Louis Rams.
Business Wire
; ...of the NFL Champion St. Louis Rams. With an offensive...championship. "Huddle IX" is a limited edition...art collectors. "Huddle IX" is a continuation of...the first time the St. Louis Rams have been featured...greatness, and `Huddle IX' is a fantastic commemorative...
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Title IX appears to be headed for an overhaul.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ...Byline: Susan C. Thomson ST. LOUIS _ In 1972, neither Washington...volleyball and basketball. Title IX _ the 1972 measure that mandated...and Washington U. The Title IX years have seen an explosion...30 years on the books, Title IX appears headed for an overhaul...
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Plaintiffs are using Title IX in campus sexual assault cases.(St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ST. LOUIS _ In the fall semester of 1998...university of violating Title IX _ federal legislation barring...people might associate Title IX with equal rights for female...lawyers say suing under Title IX is a legal strategy that will...
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Gaposchkin, M. Cecilia: The Making of Saint Louis: Kingship, Sanctity, and Crusade in the Later Middle Ages.(Book review)
Magazine article from: History: Review of New Books
; ...illuminating and engaging account of Louis IX's elevation to sainthood. It is...and the composition of two Lives of Louis IX, written by Geoffrey of Beaulieu...manuscripts, sermons on the life of Louis IX, and sermons misidentified as such...
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An Arch Look; The St. Louis You Don't Know
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...dwelling people lived in and around St. Louis upward of 4,000 years ago. The city was...Rene Auguste Chouteau and was named for King Louis IX of France, the patron saint of then-reigning Louis XV. In 1804, St. Louis was chosen as the...
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The timeless charm of Bay St. Louis.(Bay St. Louis is situated on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Mississippi Magazine
; ...500 locals and visitors alike, the town of Bay St. Louis has always been a source of tranquil moods as well...This beach haven was originally known as Bay St. Louis after King Louis IX, but a Spanish land grant to Thomas Shields in 1789...
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French grands motets and their use at the Chapelle Royale from Louis XIV to Louis XVI
Magazine article from: Musical Times
; ...today. These buildings were consecrated to Saint Louis, that is to say Louis IX of France, the French monarchy's crusader king...Chapel, which was located in front of the kitchens in Louis XIII's north wing, was built by Louis Le Vau in...
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The Importance of Ports; St. Louis
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...the site of the 1904 World's Fair. The St. Louis Art Museum, perched atop Art Hill, is housed...stands the 47-foot equestrian statue of St. Louis IX, the Crusader, after whom St. Louis-founded by the French in 1764 as a fur-trading...
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