Hell-fire Clubs [ Clubs & Societies / Association ]
… London was quick to conflate anti-religious tendencies with sexual license. Multiple accounts speak of women participating in Wharton’s club, but according to Lord, such claims do not appear any more reliable than the highly … was involved, the date of his friendship with Dashwood would place him at the tail-end of the Brotherhood’s lifespan. Women also played a part in Dashwood’s club, but not in the role of full-fledged members. The diary of a local tailor reveals that a delivery of habits for women was made to the abbey between 1751 and 1754, giving credence to rumors of irreligious dress-ups taking place at …
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