Potions and Pills: A Brief History of Poisoning

The Athenaeum Liverpool Church Alley, Liverpool

There has always been a fascination with poisons; a toadstool that can kill, or Shakespearian potions for murder and suicide. Prof Francesco Falciani from the University of Liverpool will take us on a journey from man’s earliest “experiments” with poisons (usually on their enemies or less favoured relatives!), through how industrial and social revolutions required ... Read more