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Bedlam
Bedlam, more properly Bethlem hospital, was originally attached to the priory of St Mary Bethlehem outside Bishopsgate, founded in 1247 and used for the ‘distracted’ from 1377. After the priory's dissolution (1546), it was granted to the city, and from 1557 jointly managed with Bridewell. The only public madhouse and a popular resort for sightSeers from the early 17th cent., it became infamous for the cruelty meted out to the insane—‘bedlam’ is still used figuratively for any place of uproar.
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JOHN CANNON. "Bedlam." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Bedlam." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Bedlam.html JOHN CANNON. "Bedlam." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Bedlam.html |
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Bedlam
Bedlam, bedlam Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, orig. for the entertainment of the bishop and canons of the Church of St. Mary at Bethlehem XV; †inmate of this XVI; lunatic asylum XVII; scene of uproar XVII. (Early forms of the town name are OE. Betleem, Bedlem.)
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T. F. HOAD. "Bedlam." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "Bedlam." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Bedlam.html T. F. HOAD. "Bedlam." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-Bedlam.html |
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Bedlam
Bedlam see Bethlem Royal Hospital . |
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"Bedlam." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bedlam." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Bedlam.html "Bedlam." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Bedlam.html |
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"bedlam." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "bedlam." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bedlam.html "bedlam." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-bedlam.html |
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