Episode 8
Bedlam
What did psychiatric treatment at Bethlehem hospital look like?
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society · History Hit
May 10, 202238m 37sExplicit
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Show Notes
<p>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 for a while also happened to be a popular tourist attraction.</p><br><p>From chains on the wall to leeching - the history of mental health treatments is a lesson in questionable science and humanity.</p><br><p>Bethlehem hospital, founded around the 11th century in London, is a study of this history.</p><br><p>Kate is joined Betwixt the Sheets by Catharine Arnold: journalist, academic, popular historian and author of ‘Bedlam: London and Its Mad’.</p><br><p>*WARNING this episode includes adult themes and conversations about mental health*</p><br><p>Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Matt Peaty.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.</p><br><p>This episode includes music by Epidemic Sound and an archive clip from an American public service announcement from 1952.</p>
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