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Glossary
Liege - A historical word meaning a feudal lord or king.
Pox - Several viral diseases causing pustules on the skin. One example is chickenpox.
Mountebank - Someone who pretends to be something they are not, or a seller of false medicines.
Bacteria - A large group of single-cell microorganisms. Some cause disease in animals and humans.
Napoleonic Wars - A series of wars (between 1803 and 1815) between the French Empire under Napoleon and differing European powers.
Aboriginal - Indigenous or existing in a land before the arrival of colonisers.
Antibiotics - Medicines that fight bacterial infections.
Neuron - These are the cells found both in the brain and throughout the nervous system. While they are essential for memory, they do not themselves contain memories. Indeed, an adult brain contains around 41% fewer neurons than a baby's brain.