Close-up of a 1930s iron lung, with text describing its manufacturer.

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Mysterious Mexican Disease May Rewrite History of Spanish Conquest

My absolute favourite thing about being a history student is having my previous assumptions about historical narratives dashed. During my first year at Queen’s I quickly learned that what was deemed “fact” in my earlier education is actually just one of many historical narratives to consider – history isn’t as cut-and-dried as I had thought.

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