
Bethlehem Royal Hospital in London, founded in the 13th century and known known as "Bedlam" became the archetype for the terrors of asylum life.
Further Reading: MADNESS
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Books, research material, and web resources from Odd Salon MADNESS
Mercury-crazed genius explodes on canvas, “hysterical" women writhe in the erotic throes of stimulation therapy, and a mysterious plague of 1518 led the afflicted to dance themselves to death. Madness…