A mansion for the mad: an archaeology of Brooke House, Hackney

• Autores: Charlotte Newman
• Localización: Post-medieval archaeology, ISSN 0079-4236, Vol. 49, Nº. 1, 2015, págs. 156-174
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Socio-cultural perceptions towards madness in the 18th century maintained the madhouse as private and isolated. This contributes to the relative absence of historical records that would allow a thorough scrutiny of the 18th-century madhouse as a social, political and psychological residence. Yet, the surviving collection of material culture retained from Brooke House offers a unique opportunity to reveal contemporary ideologies regarding madness in the 18th century. Utilizing archaeological approaches in the analysis of the building and its interiors, this paper seeks to explore this unique building and its impact on residents, revealing experiences of the confined in 18th-century England.