The History of Bethlem by Jonathan Andrews, Asa Briggs, Roy Porter

The History of Bethlem

Jonathan Andrews, Asa Briggs, Roy Porter

766 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

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Bethlem Hospital, popularly known as "Bedlam", is a unique institution. Now seven hundred and fifty years old, it has been continuously involved in the care of the mentally ill in London since at least the 1400s. As such it has a strong claim to b...

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