Royal College

: This article page is about the Royal College in Sanctuary. For real-world locations, see Wikipedia:Royal College of Surgeons of England and Wikipedia:Royal College of Physicians.
The Royal College is a medical institution based in London, England, which Gregory Magnus had formerly been a member of. 
== History ==
=== Web Series ===
	: In a flashback scene, a Young Helen (age ~15) can be seen listening in to a conversation between her father Gregory Magnus, Victorian Doctor 1, and Victorian Doctor 2. Both colleagues warn Gregory that the Board (of the Royal College) is running out of patience with him and his outlandish case studies involving abnormals. Right after they leave, Gregory apologizes to Helen for having to witness this heated conversation and intentionally keeps secret why his research work is causing others to get angry with him.
	: In a flashback scene, an adult Helen Magnus (age ~25) is upset that her father Gregory Magnus's membership had been officially rescinded after a decade of the Board warning him. She reveals that during his tenure, Gregory pushed the incentives for sanitation reforms as well as treatments for smallpox and cholera, bringing the Royal College out of the Dark Ages. It is also revealed that Helen's upset also stems from the Royal College also being the institution which has denied her entrance three separate times; presumably as a punishment for Gregory continuing with his fringe line of work as well as due to Helen being a woman, even though each time she had the highest possible marks on the exam(s); knowing more than the instructors administering the test. At Helen's insistence, Gregory then finally discloses to Helen the research work he's hidden from her that the Board have kicked him out for.
=== Season 1 ===
	: As Helen Magnus is operating on her father Gregory Magnus to remove a scarab insect from underneath the skin of his neck at the base of his skull, she mentions that Gregory was the most able surgeon that the Royal College ever produced.
== Notes ==
* Trivia: In the series, it is not specifically titled as being "of Surgeons" or "of Physicians" and may ultimately be an amalgamation of the two schools combined within the Sanctuary universe.
* On the Wikipedia page for Sanctuary characters, under Helen Magnus it is listed as the "Royal College of Surgeons" in London. However, based on the dialogue exchanged in in which Helen Magnus laments that she needs to attend the London school to attain a degree, it indicates that this would be a possible error in regards to Helen's character specifically as it is actually the "Royal College of Physicians" of London who provides accreditation of physicians by examination.
** In John Druitt addresses Helen Magnus as being a physician and throughout the entire show, Helen is adamant about using the title "Doctor". While the RCS initially didn't require a medical degree, later requiring one at the pressure of the RCP, upon receiving a diploma from the RCS, members revert to using Mr or Ms, etc., not Dr.
** The "of Surgeons" is actually in regards to Gregory Magnus, taken from Helen Magnus's line of dialogue in , in which she said to her father while operating on him: "You were also the most able surgeon the Royal College ever produced."
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