Plate 8, the final scene in the series, is set in Bethlem Hospital/ Bethlehem Royal Hospital (Bedlam), a notorious institution for London's insane and poor. Tom Rakewell is lying in the foreground, ...

Bethlem superintendent W. Charles Hood (1824 - 70) remarked on a new use for iron fetters - as kitchen pot stands - following his appointment in 1853. For Hood, this illustrated the "humane and ...

Unlike the bustling destinations nearby, Bedlam remains a tranquil, almost timeless corner of England. Its name, thought to be a contraction of “Bethlehem” and historically used to describe ...

Bedlam, pronounced as bed-luhm ... (Also read: Master this powerful word and take your English to the next level) The ...

The Bethlem Royal Hospital (or Bedlam as it was also known by this period) is one of the world's oldest hospitals for the treatment of mental illness, and received visitors from around the world.