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* [https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/ Visit our history website] | * [https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/ Visit our history website] | ||
<span class="field-label" fs="" albert="" web="" bold="" calibri="" tahoma="" verdana="" sans-serif="" font-style:="" normal="">Email:<span></span></span>[mailto:history@rcplondon.ac.uk history@rcplondon.ac.uk] | |||
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<article id="node-1187" class="node node-basic-page section--global clearfix">Discover the story of the RCP and its role in the development of medical practice over five centuries. | <article id="node-1187" class="node node-basic-page section--global clearfix">Discover the story of the RCP and its role in the development of medical practice over five centuries. | ||
Founded in 1518 by a Royal Charter from King Henry VIII, the Royal College of Physicians of London is the oldest medical college in England, often playing a pivotal role in raising standards and shaping public health. See our<span></span>[https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/timeline Timeline]for a closer look at some of the key moments in the college’s history. | </article><article class="node node-basic-page section--global clearfix"></article><article class="node node-basic-page section--global clearfix">Founded in 1518 by a Royal Charter from King Henry VIII, the Royal College of Physicians of London is the oldest medical college in England, often playing a pivotal role in raising standards and shaping public health. See our<span></span>[https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/timeline Timeline]for a closer look at some of the key moments in the college’s history. | ||
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==<span id="text2">Founding the RCP</span>== | ==<span id="text2">Founding the RCP</span>== | ||
In the 1500s medical practice in England was poorly regulated. Many ‘physicians’ were working with no formal training or knowledge, and almost certainly killed as many patients as they cured. The leading physicians of the early 16th century wanted the power to grant licenses to those with actual qualifications and to punish unqualified practitioners and those engaging in malpractice.A small group of physicians led by the scholar<span></span>[https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/thomas-linacre Thomas Linacre]persuaded King Henry VIII to establish a college of physicians on 23 September 1518 with the above purpose. An Act of Parliament extended its powers from London to the whole of England in 1523.Originally called the College of Physicians. it was only with the restoration of the monarchy in the late 1600s, that the RCP started referring to itself consistently as ‘royal’. But from the very beginning its members found their patients from the highest levels of society. | In the 1500s medical practice in England was poorly regulated. Many ‘physicians’ were working with no formal training or knowledge, and almost certainly killed as many patients as they cured. The leading physicians of the early 16th century wanted the power to grant licenses to those with actual qualifications and to punish unqualified practitioners and those engaging in malpractice.A small group of physicians led by the scholar<span></span>[https://history.rcplondon.ac.uk/inspiring-physicians/thomas-linacre Thomas Linacre]persuaded King Henry VIII to establish a college of physicians on 23 September 1518 with the above purpose. An Act of Parliament extended its powers from London to the whole of England in 1523.Originally called the College of Physicians. it was only with the restoration of the monarchy in the late 1600s, that the RCP started referring to itself consistently as ‘royal’. But from the very beginning its members found their patients from the highest levels of society. | ||
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