- Bethlem Royal Hospital - Wikipedia
The word "bedlam", meaning uproar and confusion, is derived from the hospital's nickname Although it became a modern psychiatric hospital, historically it was representative of the worst excesses of asylums in the era of lunacy reform
- Bedlam: The Story of Britain’s Most Infamous Asylum
Bedlam: a scene of uproar and confusion, a noisy situation with no order or, originally, the slang name for a mental hospital in London… which also happened to be a popular tourist attraction
- Bedlam | mental health, psychiatric care, asylum | Britannica
Bedlam, the first asylum for the mentally ill in England It is currently located in Beckenham, Kent The word bedlam came to be used generically for all psychiatric hospitals and sometimes is used colloquially for an uproar
- Bedlam (TV Series 2011–2013) - IMDb
Bedlam: Created by David Allison, Neil Jones, Chris Parker With Hugo Speer, Charlotte Salt, Lacey Turner, Theo James Drama and supernatural chills in this series centered around a haunted insane asylum-turned-apartment building
- BEDLAM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of BEDLAM is a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion How to use bedlam in a sentence
- How Bedlam became Londons most iconic symbol - BBC
This was Bethlem Hospital, more commonly known by its nickname (and the word adapted from it): Bedlam Almost from the start, Bethlem was much more than a mental asylum
- Bedlam: Why Did The Infamous Asylum Have Such A Fearsome Reputation . . .
Bethlem Royal Hospital was England’s first asylum for the treatment of mental illness, and for many years a place of inhumane conditions, the nickname of which – Bedlam – became a byword for mayhem or madness
- The Dark History of Bedlam: Origins and Legacy – Factum Obscura
Bedlam, originally established as a monastery in 1247, evolved into Europe’s first psychiatric hospital Its notorious reputation stemmed from harsh treatment and public spectacles of patients, reflecting societal ignorance about mental illness
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