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‘Those, that die by reason of their madness’: dying insane in London, 1629–1830

Dying insane provoked ‘great fear, and apprehension’ in the minds of men and women. Death as a lunatic disrupted deathbed performance and rendered the victim incapable at law. This article examines lunacy as a cause of death in the metropolis between 1629 and 1830. It draws on new material from the...

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Main Authors: Boulton, Jeremy, Black, John
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2012
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3764771/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22701925
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0957154X11428930
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