Talk
Thursday 9 October 2025, 6pm (London)
RCN, 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN
Book online: Broadmoor and Beyond: The history of high security hospitals (BSL) | Royal College of Nursing
The secure hospital system emerged after the trial of James Hadfield who, in 1800, attempted to assassinate the king. Hadfield was clearly unwell, but the courts did not want to release him as ‘not guilty by reason of insanity’. This led to the creation of a new ‘criminal lunatic’ wing at Bethlem Hospital. In 1863, this was replaced with the new Broadmoor Hospital. This talk by historian Jade Shepherd explores the history of Broadmoor and secure hospitals, followed by Chris Hart on the impact of these hospitals on nurses’ own mental health.
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