Attorney-General of Her Majesty’s Lunatics

When:
March 3, 2017 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Where:
Bethlem Museum of the Mind
Monks Orchard Rd
Beckenham BR3 3BX
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Bethlem Museum of the Mind
020 3228 4227

John Perceval, son of the murdered Prime Minister, spent three years in asylums after becoming unwell at the age of 27. Following his recovery he became a campaigner for reform of the lunacy laws and better treatment of asylum patients, once referring to himself as ‘the attorney general of Her Majesty’s lunatics’. Robin Holtom, art therapist and writer, introduces Perceval’s religion, politics and mental health advocacy.