207:
184:
59:
92:, Hertfordshire, on 4 February 1898, the youngest of ten children of Robert Blackie (c.1852–1936), who was independently wealthy, and his wife, Elizabeth (d. 1941), daughter of Rowland Rees, the civil engineer and Mayor of Brighton. Her uncle, by marriage, was James Compton-Burnett, a noted Homeopathic Doctor. His daughter, the novelist
133:
In 1929, together with Dr. Banks, she moved to a large six-storey house at 18 Thurloe Street, South
Kensington, London, where they maintained a busy homoeopathic medical practice in addition to Dr. Blackie's hospital work. She remained there until 1980, the year before her death. Dr. Blackie and Dr.
174:
included "arsenic, strychnine, wormwood, wolfsbane, death cap mushroom, and the venom of the Gila monster, rattlesnake and hooded cobra", although according to the principles of homoeopathy most of her preparations would have contained practically none of the material substances for which they were
266:
The
Blackie Foundation Trust is a charity that gives research grants and financial help to "medically qualified health care professionals". It was founded by Blackie in 1971, when she was homoeopathic physician to the Queen.
141:, Blackie was an assistant physician from 1927 to 1957, and spent some of that time (1929–1937) as assistant to Dr. Douglas Borland in the Children's Department. She became senior consultant physician from 1957 to 1966.
360:
694:
674:
304:
649:
550:
684:
206:
138:
517:
97:
385:
134:
Banks were both ardent
Christians, and for over thirty years Banks was her "partner and intimate friend". Dr. Banks died in 1971.
704:
472:
335:
108:
48:
227:. They spent weekends at Hedingham Castle, the 100-acre estate which had been home to Majendie's family since 1720.
410:
699:
436:
203:
MP. On 24 August 1981, she died peacefully from a stroke, and was buried on 29 August at Castle
Hedingham.
679:
558:
112:
689:
271:
118:
In 1928, she received her MD from the
University of London, where she was the only woman candidate.
492:
529:
493:"Arsenic, Wormwood, Snake Venom: Dr. Margery Blackie Brings Such Homeopathic Cures to the Palace"
255:
160:
148:
145:
69:
669:
664:
525:
126:
In 1926, encouraged by her closest friend, Dr Helena Banks, she set up her own practice at
8:
93:
183:
73:
650:
1977 Photograph by
Mayotte Magnus, in the National Portrait Gallery, London collection
96:, was a first cousin. In 1911 the family moved to London, and she was educated at the
468:
171:
386:"Healing as Vocation -The life of Margery Blackie, MD (1898 - 1981) - Katja Schuett"
130:, London, by reopening a homoeopathic dispensary that had been closed for 12 years.
309:
224:
211:
196:
192:
58:
321:
580:
462:
127:
223:
Since 1945, she shared her London home with her
Christian friend and secretary,
313:
200:
658:
621:
460:
156:
152:
101:
77:
155:, the first woman to hold this position. Other notable patients include
111:, and qualified as a doctor in 1923. In 1924, she joined the staff at the
210:
Memorial to
Musette Majendie and Margery Blackie in St Nicholas' Church,
167:
411:"Margery Grace Blackie (1898–1981), Physician to Queen Elizabeth II"
89:
551:"Estate and Family records: Majendie family of Castle Hedingham"
191:
In the last year of her life, from 1980 to 1981, she lived at
72:
MD, FFHom (4 February 1898 – 24 August 1981) was a
British
596:
510:
76:
who was appointed as the first woman royal physician to
62:
Blue plaque, 18 Thurloe Street, South
Kensington, London
237:
The Patient, Not the Cure: The Challenge of Homoeopathy
461:
Constance Babington Smith; Iulia De Beausobre (1983).
104:
was an architect and politician in South Australia.
464:
Iulia de Beausobre: A Russian Christian in the West
276:
Champion of Homeopathy: the Life of Margery Blackie
302:Leary, Bernard (2010) . "Blackie, Margery Grace".
675:Alumni of the London School of Medicine for Women
454:
656:
361:"Blackie's home and practice on Thurloe Square"
695:People educated at Haberdashers' Girls' School
254:In 1979, she was appointed a Commander of the
245:(Beaconsfield: Beaconsfield Publishers, 1986)
308:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
528:Department of Pharmacology, archived from
239:(London : Macdonald and Jane's, 1976)
585:. U.S. News Publishing Corporation. 1983.
144:In 1968, Dr. Blackie succeeded physician
486:
484:
258:, for her services to the royal family.
205:
199:, CBE (1903–1981), the granddaughter of
182:
57:
685:Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
428:
305:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
657:
614:
589:
522:Complementary and Alternative Medicine
434:
297:
295:
293:
291:
490:
481:
405:
403:
301:
195:with the owner and her close friend,
98:Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls
543:
336:"Margery Grace Blackie 1898 – 1981"
288:
109:London School of Medicine for Women
49:London School of Medicine for Women
13:
491:Jones, Jerene (13 November 1978).
400:
328:
166:In 1978, it was reported that her
163:in the rank of Commander in 1979.
159:. Dr. Blackie was admitted to the
14:
716:
643:
435:Seaton, Mark (24 February 2004).
139:Royal London Homeopathic Hospital
218:
573:
230:
378:
353:
1:
705:British women medical doctors
281:
178:
151:to become Physician to Queen
83:
582:U.S. News & World Report
555:Seax – Essex Archives Online
467:. Darton, Longman and Todd.
322:UK public library membership
107:She studied medicine at the
7:
518:"Dynamization and Dilution"
113:London Homeopathic Hospital
10:
721:
249:
187:The keep, Hedingham Castle
272:Constance Babington Smith
261:
121:
44:
36:
28:
21:
437:"By royal appointment"
314:10.1093/ref:odnb/56730
215:
188:
63:
256:Royal Victorian Order
209:
186:
161:Royal Victorian Order
67:Margery Grace Blackie
61:
23:Margery Grace Blackie
700:People from Redbourn
526:Creighton University
243:Classical Homeopathy
100:in Acton. Her uncle
88:Blackie was born at
340:Sue Young Histories
170:for house calls at
94:Ivy Compton-Burnett
680:British homeopaths
216:
189:
78:Queen Elizabeth II
74:Doctor of Medicine
64:
532:on 26 August 2002
474:978-0-232-51576-3
320:(Subscription or
172:Buckingham Palace
157:Lady Julia Namier
54:
53:
16:British homeopath
712:
690:Court physicians
637:
636:
634:
632:
618:
612:
611:
609:
607:
593:
587:
586:
577:
571:
570:
568:
566:
557:. Archived from
547:
541:
540:
539:
537:
514:
508:
507:
505:
503:
488:
479:
478:
458:
452:
451:
449:
447:
432:
426:
425:
423:
421:
407:
398:
397:
395:
393:
388:. 8 October 2012
382:
376:
375:
373:
371:
357:
351:
350:
348:
346:
332:
326:
325:
317:
299:
225:Musette Majendie
212:Castle Hedingham
197:Musette Majendie
193:Hedingham Castle
19:
18:
720:
719:
715:
714:
713:
711:
710:
709:
655:
654:
646:
641:
640:
630:
628:
620:
619:
615:
605:
603:
595:
594:
590:
579:
578:
574:
564:
562:
561:on 2 April 2015
549:
548:
544:
535:
533:
516:
515:
511:
501:
499:
489:
482:
475:
459:
455:
445:
443:
433:
429:
419:
417:
409:
408:
401:
391:
389:
384:
383:
379:
369:
367:
359:
358:
354:
344:
342:
334:
333:
329:
319:
300:
289:
284:
264:
252:
233:
221:
181:
128:Drayton Gardens
124:
86:
32:4 February 1898
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
718:
708:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
653:
652:
645:
644:External links
642:
639:
638:
613:
588:
572:
542:
509:
480:
473:
453:
427:
399:
377:
352:
327:
286:
285:
283:
280:
263:
260:
251:
248:
247:
246:
240:
232:
229:
220:
217:
201:Lewis Majendie
180:
177:
123:
120:
85:
82:
52:
51:
46:
42:
41:
40:24 August 1981
38:
34:
33:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
717:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
662:
660:
651:
648:
647:
627:
623:
617:
602:
598:
592:
584:
583:
576:
560:
556:
552:
546:
531:
527:
523:
519:
513:
498:
494:
487:
485:
476:
470:
466:
465:
457:
442:
438:
431:
416:
412:
406:
404:
387:
381:
366:
362:
356:
341:
337:
331:
323:
315:
311:
307:
306:
298:
296:
294:
292:
287:
279:
277:
273:
268:
259:
257:
244:
241:
238:
235:
234:
228:
226:
219:Personal life
213:
208:
204:
202:
198:
194:
185:
176:
173:
169:
164:
162:
158:
154:
150:
147:
146:Sir John Weir
142:
140:
135:
131:
129:
119:
116:
114:
110:
105:
103:
99:
95:
91:
81:
79:
75:
71:
68:
60:
56:
50:
47:
43:
39:
35:
31:
27:
20:
629:. Retrieved
625:
616:
604:. Retrieved
600:
591:
581:
575:
563:. Retrieved
559:the original
554:
545:
534:, retrieved
530:the original
521:
512:
500:. Retrieved
496:
463:
456:
444:. Retrieved
441:The Guardian
440:
430:
418:. Retrieved
414:
390:. Retrieved
380:
368:. Retrieved
364:
355:
343:. Retrieved
339:
330:
303:
275:
269:
265:
253:
242:
236:
231:Publications
222:
190:
165:
153:Elizabeth II
143:
136:
132:
125:
117:
106:
102:Rowland Rees
87:
66:
65:
55:
670:1981 deaths
665:1898 births
168:medical bag
659:Categories
622:"About Us"
324:required.)
282:References
274:published
179:Later life
84:Early life
270:In 1986,
45:Education
631:28 March
606:28 March
565:28 March
536:24 March
502:28 March
446:28 March
420:29 March
370:28 March
345:28 March
90:Redbourn
626:Blackie
601:Blackie
392:1 March
250:Honours
214:, Essex
175:named.
137:At the
597:"Home"
497:People
471:
318:
262:Legacy
122:Career
633:2015
608:2015
567:2015
538:2009
504:2015
469:ISBN
448:2015
422:2015
394:2022
372:2015
365:RBKC
347:2015
149:GCVO
37:Died
29:Born
415:NPG
310:doi
115:.
70:CVO
661::
624:.
599:.
553:.
524:,
520:,
495:.
483:^
439:.
413:.
402:^
363:.
338:.
290:^
278:.
80:.
635:.
610:.
569:.
506:.
477:.
450:.
424:.
396:.
374:.
349:.
316:.
312::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
