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How did the term Bedlam come to be used to describe a scene of madness and chaos? We dive into the history of Bethlem Hospital and it’s transformation in Bedlam. We’ll discuss how the the first lunatic asylum in Europe eventually became synonymous with uproar and pandemonium.

References:

Bethlem Royal Hospital. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2020, from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BethlemRoyalHospital

Bethlem Royal Hospital. (2017, March 6). Retrieved January 28, 2020, from http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php/BethlemRoyalHospital

Casale, S. (2016, March 18). Bedlam: The horrors of London’s most notorious insane asylum. Huffington Post. Retrieved from https://m.huffpost.com/us/ entry/9499118/amp?guccounter=1

From Bethlehem to Bedlam - England’s first mental institution. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2020, from https://historicengland.org.uk/research/ inclusive-heritage/disability-history/1050-1485/from-bethlehem-to-bedlam/

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Jane, C. (2014, October 24). A history of Bedlam, the world’s most notorious asylum [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://www.danceshistoricalmiscellany.com/history-bedlam-worlds-notoriousasylum/

Ruggeri, A. (2016, December 15). How Bedlam became ‘a palace for lunatics’. Retrieved January 28, 2020, from http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/ 20161213-how-bedlam-became-a-palace-for-lunatics

Tillotson, S. (Producer). (2016, March 17). Bedlam. In our time. Podcast retrieved from https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0739rfg

Tom o’ Bedlam. (n.d.). Retrieved January 28, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Tomo%27Bedlam

Waller, M. (2008, August 12). Bedlam: The brutal truth. Mail Online. Retrieved from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-1042885/ Bedlam-brutal-truth.html

Wax, A. (2016). The disturbing history of Bedlam: The world’s most notorious insane asylum [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/ 04/28/the-disturbing-history-of-bedlam-the-worlds-most-notorious-insane asylum/

What is Bedlam? The hospital that defined madness. (2019). Retrieved January 28, 2020, from https://the-line-up.com/insane-asylum-bedlam

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