Bedlam: London's Hospital for the Mad

Bedlam: London's Hospital for the Mad
Paul Chambers
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 320pg
3 Jun 2019 UK
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9780750991483
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Bethlem Hospital is the oldest mental institution in the world, but to many it is famous only as `Bedlam', a chaotic madhouse that brutalised its patients. This book explores the 800-year history of Bethlem and reveals fascinating details of its ambivalent relationship with London and Londoners, the life and times of the hospital's more famous patients, and the rise of a powerful reform movement which forced the government to take the issue of Bedlam seriously. Paul Chambers brings the whole story of Bethlem Hospital to a new audience, charting its well-intended beginnings to its final disgrace and reform.
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ISBN-13: 9780750991483
Published: 3 Jun 2019
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: The History Press
Publisher: The History Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 320

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