Horrible Histories Stuart Doctor William Harvey

In Stuart times, we had some pretty odd ways of finding out how the human body works. Come in. Am I not in already? No, no, anything this side of the tree is in. Oh, fair enough. Ah, hello there. You must be my new apprentice. Indeed, and you must be Dr Harvey. Indeed I am, welcome to my surgery. Yes, it's um, it's very, it's a field. Indeed it is, but not just any old field, it's a battlefield. What? Well, there is a civil war going on, you know. In fact, I think the battle should be starting any moment. Ah, there it is. Oh, don't just stand there, get down, you fool. Oh, to miss all the action? No, I don't think so. The battlefield is one of the very best places to study the inner workings of the human body. You can't be serious. For example, take this arm here. See how the blood runs through it and spurts out of it. This entirely supports my theory that the blood is pumped around the body in a continuous loop. A circulatory system, if you like, powered by the heart is absolutely fascinating. You spend the entire battle studying anatomy? Oh, of course not. No, no, most of the time I like to read. Now then, where was I? This is madness. I'm getting out of here. Taking a little break, are you? Oh, I could do with a little nap myself. Ah, no blankets. Oh, that's much better. Yes, nice and warm. Would you mind keeping the noise down? Some of us are trying to sleep here.