[image error]When researching history for my novels, I sometimes run into issues with common wisdom of the times. What was accepted fact in past centuries often changes as science and culture evolve. A big medical belief during the Regency period was that "Bleeding" (draining a patient's blood by applying leeches to the skin) drew the poisons of disease and illnesses from the body. Now, there actually is a scientific basis for the [image error]theory; bleeding could indeed help with some conditions and illnesses. But ...