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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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SAGE Publications
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3764771/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22701925 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0957154X11428930 |