This ‘Historical Synopsis’ (or summary) written by Samuel Keir (Secretary 1905 – 1937), was published by the Royal Albert Institution ...
At a time when the dominant legislation (i.e. the 1845 Lunacy Act) muddied distinctions between learning disability and mental illness, ...
The Lunacy Commision, set up by the Lunacy Act 1845, inspected the running of the Royal Albert, and similar institutions, ...
In 2017, as a history student at the University of Chester, Liam Barnard completed his undergraduate dissertation on the nineteenth ...
