tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post2864241284027704796..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: The Lady in the Riding Habit & the Worsley ScandalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-62640587928830214532011-01-24T18:37:46.871-05:002011-01-24T18:37:46.871-05:00HAHAHA What a way to be remembered in history!!HAHAHA What a way to be remembered in history!!Auron Reniushttp://www.primarysourcebook.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-5489833140994132172011-01-22T12:03:58.294-05:002011-01-22T12:03:58.294-05:00Jo, I hope you do write that novel. Or a bio. I ...Jo, I hope you do write that novel. Or a bio. I loved My Lady Scandalous.LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-23922756752330622822011-01-22T10:42:52.284-05:002011-01-22T10:42:52.284-05:00I have a genuine copy of that print showing Bisset...I have a genuine copy of that print showing Bissett atop Worsley's shoulders gaping at W's wife! The jury was truly angered by W -- as it were -- pimping his wife.<br /><br />Grace Elliott's longtime paramour, Lord Cholmondeley of the prodigious endowment, was one of Lady W's lovers. <br /><br />Worsley was more than silly and spoiled; he was, according the research I did when I thought I was going to write Lady W's bio, a real psycho. <br /><br />It was one of the biggest scandals in an age known for its scandals!<br /><br />What I like is that Lady W finally had the last laugh, getting back her dowry and flying off to France with her much-younger lover!<br /><br />By the way, she might have had syphilis, too. She was probably one of the patients of Dr. Hunter (the famous anatomist), who treated aristos for all kinds of sexually-transmitted-diseases.<br /><br />All this motivates me to write it up in a novel. Have the title already :-)Jo Manningnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-51495173631298607782011-01-21T11:45:04.502-05:002011-01-21T11:45:04.502-05:00Hi Loretta,
Great post. I did an interview with H...Hi Loretta,<br /><br />Great post. I did an interview with Hallie Rubenhold, the author of the Lady in Red, when the book came out in the states last year.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-77004277641356686672011-01-21T11:16:18.695-05:002011-01-21T11:16:18.695-05:00Heather, thank you for butting in! Yours was a gr...Heather, thank you for butting in! Yours was a great post, and your 18th C gossip expertise is a delight.LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-47333017288725122622011-01-20T16:38:49.377-05:002011-01-20T16:38:49.377-05:00Yes you do have that correct! Lord Worsley was a ...Yes you do have that correct! Lord Worsley was a silly spoiled man and didn't have much interest in his wife, or any other women for that matter. But when word spread about him being a cuckold he sued as an act of regaining his reputation...which of course he never gained because everyone found out about his lack of concern (and his actual enthusiasm) in his wife's adultery.<br /><br />God, do I love an 18th century scandal!<br /><br />Loretta, excuse my butting in! Thank you again for including my link!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-10067250752790465602011-01-20T09:59:08.451-05:002011-01-20T09:59:08.451-05:00i'm so confused....
the husband lifted the ot...i'm so confused....<br /><br />the husband lifted the other guy up so that he could see his wife naked, and then sued him? do i have that right??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-14745609175614101012011-01-20T07:08:28.729-05:002011-01-20T07:08:28.729-05:00As I recall from Hallie Rubenhold's book about...As I recall from Hallie Rubenhold's book about the scandal, one of the reasons Lady W allowed evidence of her (supposed) many lovers to be presented in court was that she was trying to prove that Lord W was not going to lose the "value" of a virtuous wife--which was essentially what much of the trial was about, how much was Lord W going to lose in a non-monetary way--hence the reason the court only awarded him a shlling. He undoubtedly knew his wife had lovers, obviously facilitating the process--at least in the case of Bissett.<br /><br />After Lord W died, Lady W was finally able to gain possession of her fortune--all of which had been controlled by her (ex-)husband during his lifetime.Debnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-3824789503214460382011-01-20T06:49:43.679-05:002011-01-20T06:49:43.679-05:00What a strange story. Just goes to show that you c...What a strange story. Just goes to show that you can never be too careful when taking a bath.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105840786712048436noreply@blogger.com