Blog - History

On 3 May 1815, a Parliamentary enquiry heard details of the lengthy legal struggle to obtain the release of James Tilly Matthews from Bethlem Hospital. 

Creating the Hospital  Air Raid Precaution (ARP) Squad

Tom Rakewell ends his days in Bethlem Hospital.

They'd chop your head off before you could say “Please your Majesty”.

Aislinn Hunter’s The World Before Us: its canvas is as wide as humanity.

Tom Rakewell is consigned to debtors’ prison.

The risks of being a botherer of royalty.

Hear how Bethlem's Park Farm functioned during the War.

Introducing a new series of posts pulling together original material from the 'Mansions in the Orchard' project, supported by the Wellcome Trust. Posts will inc

Tom Rakewell gambles his fortune away.

Discover more about the farm at Bethlem Royal Hospital in the 1920s - 1930s.

Under investigation by the Home Office