Joseph Merrick: The Man Who Became a MONSTER?

Joseph Merrick: The Man Who Became a MONSTER? Joseph Merrick became one of the most recognisable figures of the Victorian era — exhibited as “The Elephant Man” and defined by the extraordinary changes to his face, skull, skin and right hand. This documentary tells the real story behind the spectacle: his childhood in Leicester, the workhouse, his decision to exhibit himself, Frederick Treves and the London Hospital, the mystery surrounding his condition, and the final years of a man who spent much of his life being stared at, measured and misunderstood. Was Joseph Merrick really a “monster” — or was the real distortion the way the world chose to see him? #elephantman #medicalhistory #historydocumentary #humanexception