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Insane Asylums In Britain During The Nineteenth Century, Jeanna Mankins
Insane Asylums In Britain During The Nineteenth Century, Jeanna Mankins
History Theses
This thesis analyzes insane asylums, in Britain, during the nineteenth century and argues that government, society, and gender had a profound impact on insane asylums and determined the quality of care that female and male patients received as a consequence.
The World Of Elagabalus, Jay Carriker
The World Of Elagabalus, Jay Carriker
History Theses
After his assassination in 222 the Roman Emperor Elagabalus served as Rome's whipping boy--an embodiment of all the vices that led to the decline and fall of Rome; but through placing his policies in the context of a a Julio-Severan Dynasty, the religious boundaries that he disregarded reveal a Varian Moment as a critical period in the Easternization of Roman religion which makes him one of the the most significant figures in Roman history.