Blog - History

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.

Our new series, 'In the Spotlight' looks at the personal stories of some of Bethlem's historic patients.

In the course of his research at the Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia our Archivist stumbled upon a letter written to Dr Silas Weir Mitchell

Christmas at Bethlem was a difficult time for families.  Read about the story of Emma Lane, admitted in 1893.

Find out how marital problems affected women in Victorian times through the records of Kate Marian Merriman.