1st Edition

The Doctor’s World The Life and Times of Claver Morris, 1659 - 1727

By Paul Hyland Copyright 2023
308 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

308 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This is the story of the extraordinary life of Claver Morris and the society in which he lived. After his marriage at Chelsea in 1685, Claver Morris moved to Somerset where he established an outstanding reputation for his work as a physician. His diaries show us how he worked with apothecaries and surgeons, and travelled widely to treat all kind of patients, from the children of the poor to those... Read more

Part 1: 1659 – 1697

Chapter 1: Grace

Chapter 2: Claver

Chapter 3: The Cathedral City

Chapter 4: The Physician

Chapter 5: The Monmouth Rebellion

Chapter 6: Mother & Child

Chapter 7: Visits to New Patients

Chapter 8: Dr Morris

Chapter 9: Two Bishops

Chapter 10: Wicked Practices

Chapter 11: A Turning Point

Chapter 12: Secret Marriage & Courtship

Chapter 13: William Penn

Part 2: 1697 – 1718

Chapter 14: Baby Betty

Chapter 15: Bad Omens

Chapter 16: A New Home

Chapter 17: Wedding Bells

Chapter 18: The Great Storm

Chapter 19: The Tolling Bell

Chapter 20: Drink If You Please

Chapter 21: High Crimes & Misdemeanours

Chapter 22: Among the Gentry

Chapter 23: Queen Anne’s Peace

Chapter 24: Family & Friends

Part 3: 1718 – 1727

Chapter 25: The Letter

Chapter 26: The Severance

Chapter 27: Loss & Reconciliation

Chapter 28: The Common Lands

Chapter 29: A Contested Election

Chapter 30: The Glastonbury Enclosure

Chapter 31: A Very Hot Dry Summer

Chapter 32: Seen by Candlelight

Chapter 33: Dining Alone

Biography

Paul Hyland is an award-winning teacher and Emeritus Professor of History. He is a specialist in Eighteenth Century Studies and editor of The Enlightenment: a Sourcebook and Reader, published by Routledge.