Blog - History

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...

Daniel Hack Tuke was a major figure at Bethlem in the late nineteenth century, and well-known within the field of psychiatry. Today he is often over-looked, per

Hear about one of our researchers experiences of looking into her family history.

Later this month we will bring In the Spotlight, our series of blog posts on ‘famous’ Bethlem and Maudsley patients, to a conclusion. However...

Cambridge University is recreating online an experiment originally conducted by Charles Darwin with dinner party...

In 2009 the Natural History Museum mounted a temporary exhibition entitled After Darwin: Contemporary Expressions which sought to present “a...

Galton's photography provides us with an interesting record of Bethlem's history.  Find out more about him here.

Continuing our 'In the Spotlight' series, this month we look at the story of Christopher Long.

Aislinn Hunter continues her conversation about her experiences of creative writing.

This month's 'In the Spotlight' focuses on Edward Oxford and his attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria.

Find out more about what historian Roger Smith had to say at the recent European Association for the History of Medical Health Conference.