Blog - History

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.

Following on from last month, we now explore the stories of more relatives of well-known people.

This month we have a first-hand account from a mental health nurse, formerly at Bethlem.  Hear how experiences of clinical depression influenced the life and wo

Hear about Walter Abraham Haigh's battle with delusional insanity.

Staff at the museum take time to investigate further the relationship between doctor and patient.

Members of the Archives & Museum’s staff recently returned to the Imperial War Museum’s Dome, formerly Bethlem Hospital’s chapel, to see a site-specific...

Recently we have been looking at the relationship between biography and psychology.  This month we focis on the late 19th century psychiatrist, George Savage.

In a slight change from our usual 'In the Spotlight' posts, this month we are looking at the experiences of some of the relatives of better-known residents of B