Blake Debbie
Blake Debbie - Great Scandals Of The Victorians Disreputable Stories From The Royal Court To The Stage - Hardcover
Blake Debbie - Great Scandals Of The Victorians Disreputable Stories From The Royal Court To The Stage - Hardcover
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Description: Great Scandals of the Victorians features a collection of true stories that shocked outraged angered or simply amused the Victorians in nineteenth - century Britain. Drawing on a wide variety of original material seven disreputable stories that dominated the national newspapers for many weeks are explored including the Great Warwickshire Scandal a highly publicized divorce case where for the first time in history a Prince of Wales was called to give evidence in court; a baby scandal that disrupted Queen Victoria's court and threatened the monarchy; the sex scandals of the Abode of Love a mysterious religious cult founded by a defrocked clergyman Henry James Prince and the sensational trial of Fanny and Stella two outrageous cross - dressers accused of sodomy. Some scandals though traumatic for the people involved produced a positive outcome such as the scandalous custody battle between Caroline Norton and her husband which led to the passing of the Custody of Infants Act granting mothers custody of their children following a divorce and the case of 13 - year - old Eliza Armstrong sold to a brothel keeper for 5, which caused a major scandal and public outrage but also led to a change in the law raising the age of consent from 13 to 16 years.
Title: Great Scandals Of The Victorians Disreputable Stories From The Royal Court To The Stage
Author(s): Blake Debbie
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781399091602
Pages: 256 Pages, 20 Mono; 20 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 7/30/2024
Category: Social & Cultural History
Description: Great Scandals of the Victorians features a collection of true stories that shocked outraged angered or simply amused the Victorians in nineteenth - century Britain. Drawing on a wide variety of original material seven disreputable stories that dominated the national newspapers for many weeks are explored including the Great Warwickshire Scandal a highly publicized divorce case where for the first time in history a Prince of Wales was called to give evidence in court; a baby scandal that disrupted Queen Victoria's court and threatened the monarchy; the sex scandals of the Abode of Love a mysterious religious cult founded by a defrocked clergyman Henry James Prince and the sensational trial of Fanny and Stella two outrageous cross - dressers accused of sodomy. Some scandals though traumatic for the people involved produced a positive outcome such as the scandalous custody battle between Caroline Norton and her husband which led to the passing of the Custody of Infants Act granting mothers custody of their children following a divorce and the case of 13 - year - old Eliza Armstrong sold to a brothel keeper for 5, which caused a major scandal and public outrage but also led to a change in the law raising the age of consent from 13 to 16 years.
Title: Great Scandals Of The Victorians Disreputable Stories From The Royal Court To The Stage
Author(s): Blake Debbie
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Barcode: 9781399091602
Pages: 256 Pages, 20 Mono; 20 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 7/30/2024
Category: Social & Cultural History
