简介：BenjaminWoolleypresentsthegrippingstoryofNicholasCulpeper,the17thcenturyradicalpharmacistwhotookontheestablishmentinordertobringmedicinetothemasses. CulpeperlivedduringoneofthemosttumultuousperiodsinBritishhistory.Whenthecountrywasravagedbyfamineandcivilwar,hetookpartintherevolutionthatculminatedintheexecutionofKingCharlesI. ButitisCulpeper'sachievementsinhealthcarethatmadehimfamous.Bypracticing(oftenillegally)asaherbalistandpublishingthefirstEnglish-languagetextsexplaininghowtotreatcommonailments,hehelpedtobreakthemonopolyofamedicalestablishmentthathadabandonedthepoorandneedy.HisbookTheEnglishPhysicianbecamethemostsuccessfulnon-religiousEnglishbookofalltime,remaininginprintcontinuouslyformorethan350years.…