Bethlem Hospital [ Health ]
… satirical periodical The London Spy in 1699, the sociable nature of a visit to Bethlem could include not only cheap entertainment but satisfaction of a more earthy kind: ‘ Having pretty well tired ourselves with the frantic humours and … to survive. Sociability serves many functions, and one person’s chance for company while enjoying a virtually public entertainment is another’s opportunity for earning a few pence. 4 . See Roy Porter, Mind-Forg’d Manacles: A History of …
Confinement | Entertainement | Insanity | Punishment | Satire
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