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Diagnosing mental illness in the Edwardian era

History

Conventions of classifying and diagnosing mental illness have changed a lot over the years. 

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Bethlem Sunfayre: History, Art and Plenty of Sun!

Events

Well, the weather turned out beautiful for the Sunfayre last Saturday, 10 July. So, on a wet and dreary Tuesday morning, let us transport you...

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In the Frame for July 2010: Nelson, On the Ward

Art

A discussion of a black comic look at life on the ward by the semi-anonymous artist 'Nelson'. 

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Visit the Bethlem Sunfayre 2010 on Saturday 10 July

Events

It's getting close to the 2010 Bethlem Sunfayre and, given the beautiful weather, it seemed the perfect time to let you know what's going on...

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Flora Tristan visits Bethlem

History, News

In 1840 the French socialist and proto-feminist thinker Flora Tristan visited Bethlem. 

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London Lives: new online research resource

History

London Lives is a new resource that allows the public to search the records of Bridewell and Bethlem from 1689-1800. 

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Consulting the Collection: Bethlem Artists Past and Present

Art

For over 150 years the Bethlem Hospital has collected art by its patients. The current exhibition at the Bethlem Gallery, which opened yesterday...

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Madness and Literature: First Annual Health Humanities Conference

Events

We're excited to see that the programme for the First Annual Health Humanities Conference on "Madness and Literature" has been announced, with...

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Developing domesticity in Victorian Bethlem

History

Following investigation and subsequent reform in the early half of the nineteenth century (1815 and 1852), Bethlem Hospital increasingly became a very domestic

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Doctors visiting Bethlem

History

A new resource, European Journeys, offers the opportunity to discover more about nineteenth-century doctors and their trips abroad.

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In the Frame for June 2010: Lynda Bamford’s ‘Mother and Father Reading’

Art

This month's selected artwork has been chosen due to the fact it is rarely on display.

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The Joy of the Travelling Archivist

News

Yesterday Hull History Centre played host to local schoolchildren out on a visit to celebrate National Storytelling Week. By all accounts, great...

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