Inside the Walls of a Victorian-Era Mental Asylum, Part 1 (The U.K.)

The construction of mental asylums, & the number of patients they housed, increased dramatically during the Victorian Era. In this episode, I look at some 19th-century legislation regarding the construction of asylums & the treatment of patients in the U.K., as well as some common practices in British asylums during this time. ***** Sources Dance, Caecilia. “A history of Bedlam, the world’s most notorious asylum.” https://www.danceshistoricalmiscellany.com/history-bedlam-worlds-notorious-asylum/ Historic England. “The Growth of the Asylum - a Parallel World.” https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/disability-history/1832-1914/the-growth-of-the-asylum/ Mander, Joe. “A History of Mental Asylums.” http://beyondthepoint.co.uk/a-history-of-mental-asylums/ Masked AMHP, The. “A Stroll Down Memory Lane: The Lunatic Asylums Act 1853.” https://themaskedamhp.blogspot.com/2012/05/stroll-down-memory-lane-lunatic-asylums.html McBeath, VL. “Victorian Era Lunatic Asylums.” https://valmcbeath.com/victorian-era-lunatic-asylums/#.YhFAty08L4A Science Museum. “A Victorian Mental Asylum.” https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/medicine/victorian-mental-asylum Shepherd, Jade. “Treating Mental Illness in Victorian Britain.” https://activisthistory.com/2017/05/19/treating-mental-illness-in-victorian-britain/ Tuke, Samuel. Description of the Retreat, Chapter 5. https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/education/residency/training/residentled/Samuel%20Tuke_102525_284_13689_v1.pdf Victorian Era. “Victorian Era Asylums.” https://victorian-era.org/victorian-era-asylums.html ***** Email: [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/victorianvarie1 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marisadf13 I’d greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to rate & review this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Goodpods, or wherever you listen, as that will help this podcast reach more listeners!