Mr Nicholas Culpeper: ‘lay’ herbalist and revolutionary presented by Prof Michael Farthing

Last Updated on 20/02/2025

The Friends of the Collections are delighted and honoured that this year’s Spring Lecture will be given by Past Master Prof Michael Farthing. In this lecture Prof Farthing will explore the life of Mr Nicholas Culpeper: a ‘lay’ herbalist known by many historians for his translational work that started the movement to democratise medicine, making its contents accessible to ordinary people and fuelling a revolution in early modern medicine.