TIL that in 18th century England, people would pay to attend Bedlam, a private lunatic asylum, to watch the mentally ill as entertainment
https://retrospectjournal.com/2024/03/24/bedlam-the-mental-asylum-that-became-londons-top-tourist-attraction/
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https://retrospectjournal.com/2024/03/24/bedlam-the-mental-asylum-that-became-londons-top-tourist-attraction/
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Bedlam: The Mental Asylum That Became London’s Top Tourist Attraction
Lila Winstanley traces the history of London’s Bedlam asylum, and how it became a site of morbid fascination in the city’s history.Retrospect Journal
