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'Glimpse what went on behind the walls of England's first Criminal Lunatic Asylum! Mark Stevens reveals what life was like for the criminally insane, over one hundred years ago. From fresh research into the Broadmoor archives, Mark has uncovered the lost lives of patients whose mental illnesses led them to become involved in crime. Discover the five women who went on to become mothers in Broadmoor, giving birth to new life when three of them had previously taken it. Find out how several Victorian immigrants ended their hopeful journeys to England in madness and disaster. And follow the nail-biting numerous escapes, actual and attempted, as the first doctors tried to assert control over the residents. As well as bringing the lives of forgotten inmates to light, this thrilling book reveals new perspectives on some of the hospital's most famous Victorian patients: .Edward Oxford, the bar boy who shot at Queen Victoria. .Richard Dadd, the brilliant artist and murderer of his own father. .William Chester Minor, veteran of the American Civil War who went on to play a key part in the first Oxford English Dictionary. .Christiana Edmunds, 'The Chocolate Cream Poisoner' and frustrated lover from Brighton. Broadmoor Revealed became the most popular history e-book of 2011, and now this new expanded and revised edition celebrates the Hospital's 150th anniversary.' 15-20 b/w illustrations

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It challenges preconceptions about mental illness and public reaction to shocking crimes. This new version published by Pen and Sword in hardback and ebook form tells some new stories and others in depth. GET READING Still known today as one of the country's three high-security psychiatric hospitals, it has a colourful history, which has been assiduously brought to light by Mark Stevens of Berkshire Record Office. A fascinating insight into the country's most famous asylum for criminals Your Family Tree 'Superb - you'd be mad not to read it': Family Tree 'Detailed and thoughtful': Times Literary Supplement 'Sensitively written - paints a fascinating picture': Who Do You Think You Are?

It challenges preconceptions about mental illness and public reaction to shocking crimes. This new version published by Pen and Sword in hardback and ebook form tells some new stories and others in depth. GET READING

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Mark Stevens is Senior Archivist at Berkshire Record Office, responsible for looking after the Broadmoor Asylum archives.

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