Welcome to Broadmoor Asylum

Cult Babes! This week’s episode is a journey into the UK’s Broadmoor Hospital which has been home to many infamous patients throughout it’s history. We’ll first get to know how the hospital came to be and then get acquainted with it’s haunting guest list…Come see me on tour: obitchuarypodcast.com Write me: [email protected] Henry PO Box 18149 Long Beach CA 90807 Follow along online: instagram.com/cultliterpodcastJoin our patreon: Patreon.com/cultliterCheck out my other show OBITCHUARY wherever you’re listening now! Sources:https://allthatsinteresting.com/jack-the-ripper-suspects/http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/berkshire/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8263000/8263371.stmhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/medical-history/article/i-am-very-glad-and-cheered-when-i-hear-the-flute-the-treatment-of-criminal-lunatics-in-late-victorian-broadmoor/1F711BABFE0E8D356D2A0169020C099Ahttps://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/about-us/library-archives/archives/madness-to-mental-illness-online-archive/important-legal-cases-of-the-19th-century-james-hadfield.pdf?sfvrsn=e4cedf57_6https://www.biography.com/crime/graham-younghttps://allthatsinteresting.com/graham-youngRollin, H. (1991) Forensic Psychiatry in England: a Retrospective. In 150 Years of British Psychiatry (vol. 2, The Aftermath) (eds H. Freeman & G.E. Berrios, G.E.), pp. 243–267Gaskell. Smith, R. (1996) Legal Frameworks for Psychiatry. In 150 Years of British Psychiatry (vol. 2, The Aftermath) (eds H. Freeman & G.E. Berrios), pp. 137–150. Athlone Press. https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2015/jun/17/richard-dadd-victorian-artist-bedlam-mental-illness-fairieshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/933363280/?terms=Richard%20Dadd&match=1 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.