Blog - History

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.

Hear the story of Robert Cowtan, as told by Aislinn Hunter.

The recent Open House London weekend saw us once more 'under the dome' at the Imperial War Museum, where we welcomed a record 142 visitors on...

Enoch Powell's famous 'water-tower' speech was given fifty years ago this year. In it, he expressed the British Government's determination to...

This month we focus on the stories of two artists, one of whom was a resident at Bethlem and the other who is often mistakenly thought to have been resident her

Our Friends' Secretary has written this interesting review of the Museum Boerhaave (the Dutch National Museum for the History of Science and Medicine).

Read part two of Jackie's experiences in the Charles Hood Unit at Bethlem.

Read part one of Jackie Hopson's 'One Good Year', talking of her experiences in the Charles Hood Unit at Bethlem.