Blog - History

Learn more about Theo Hyslop's 1895 publication of 'Mental Physiology'.

This month's 'In the Spotlight' looks at the experiences of architect George Gilbert Scott Junior during his stay at Bethlem in 1883.

This month we look at the accounts of Antonia White from 1899-1980.

You might remember that, last September, the Imperial War Museum opened up the dome (formerly the chapel of Bethlem Hospital) for Open House...

See some of the challenges of reading early modern records.

Read about Bethlem's Assistant Medical Officer from 1888 to 1898.

Occupational therapy is ‘an active method of treatment with a profound psychological justification’, variously linked to moral, punitive and...

This month we look at Philip O'Connor's experiences at Bethlem from 1936-7.

Our Friends Secretary went to the annual British Society for the History of Science Postgraduate Conference.  Here are her thoughts on how it related to 19 Cent

Read about Dennis Lillie's experiences of mental health problems after his Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913.

Read one of our volunteer's experiences of volunteering with us.

Find out what happened next in the 'Letter to America' series.