The Benson family was filled with remarkable talent. The struggles of that family would also seem proof of the hereditary taint of...

The Lunacy Commission, in place from 1845-1913, oversaw the treatment and legislative system of all those certified as mad in England and...

One thing that surprised me in my research was finding patients who were happy with life in the asylum. While there were many men who...

I found the process of transcribing these documents rewarding and the information revealed to be interesting and, sometimes, surprising....