Bedlam: London’s First Mental Asylum in 1247 🏥
In 1247, London opened Bethlem Hospital, initially a warehouse rather than a care facility, marking the start of its dark history.
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Sep 17, 2025 • 0:38
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The year is 1247. London opens its first mental institution — Bethlem Royal Hospital, later called “Bedlam.”
It wasn’t a place of care. It was a warehouse for the unwanted.
Patients were treated like animals, locked away with no hope of freedom.
This is the chilling story of Bedlam.
#Bedlam #DarkHistory #Medieval
It wasn’t a place of care. It was a warehouse for the unwanted.
Patients were treated like animals, locked away with no hope of freedom.
This is the chilling story of Bedlam.
#Bedlam #DarkHistory #Medieval
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