Blog - History

This month's Olympic-themed post highlights croquet as a popular pursuit at Bethlem in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Here we continue our series looking into stained glass windows, with the story of St Dymphna.

Read more about the work of clinical assisstant, W.H.R. Rivers during his time at Bethlem in the 19th century.

The issue of what exactly comprises damage to the physical body appears in a number of contemporary debates within medicine and more widely...

Learn more about the history W.H.R. Rivers, doctoer to famous war poet Siegfried Sassoon.

As we lead up to the London 2012 Olympics, join us to find out more about the significance of sport at Bethlem.

Read the next in our series looking at biography and psychology.

Find out about sport at Bethlem and what was on offer in the 19th century.

Read more about windows and how they have historically depicted mental health.

Enjoy these pictures of mental health as depicted in stained glass.

Enjoy the last in this current series by exploring the experiences of Angus Mackay during his admissions to Bethlem.

December's meeting of London's Museums of Health and Medicine introduced those present to a new medical collection in London: the Royal Free...