Bed chains and peeping Tom’s are just the beginning of the dark secrets hidden inside London’s most notorious psychiatric hospital, Bedlam Asylum. Join the ladies of Macabre as they strap on their straightjackets and hug themselves tight. Together we will enter the chaos and mayhem that is the world's oldest operational asylum. 

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Source: https://museumofthemind.org.uk/learning/explore-bethlem/patients/0

Source: https://museumofthemind.org.uk/learning/explore-bethlem/patients/12

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Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4381710/Haunting-portraits-women-Bedlam-Hospital.html

 Source:https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/bethlem-royal-hospital-history-why-called-bedlam-lunatic-asylum/

Source:https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/bethlem-royal-hospital-history-why-called-bedlam-lunatic-asylum/

Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Bedlam

Source: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20161213-how-bedlam-became-a-palace-for-lunatics

Source: https://www.factinate.com/places/horrific-facts-bedlam-historys-most-notorious-mental-institution/amp/