The Scandalous Lady W: An Eighteenth-Century Tale of Sex, Scandal and Divorce

Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicized divorces in history. In February 1782, England opened its newspapers to read the details of Sir Richard Worsley vs. George Maurice Bisset, a Criminal Conversation trial in which the aggrieved Sir Richard attempted to sue his wife’s lover for an astronomical £20,000 in damages. In the course of the proceedings, the Worsley’s scandalous sexual arrangements, voyeuristic tendencies and bed-hop...

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