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Seymour, Lady Worsley

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Seymour, Lady Worsley, was the subject of one of the bigger scandals in Georgian Britain. Born as a wealthy heiress, she married a baronet and entered London high society. Her dream of a romantic marriage was soon quashed, and with an indifferent husband whose mind was more on politics than love, she looked elsewhere for affection. Soon, she was faced with a stark choice - remain in an unhappy marriage, or throw it all away for love. Sources/Further ReadingRubenhold, Hallie: The Scandalous Lady W - An Eighteenth Century Tale of Sex, Scandal and DivorceWikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_FlemingWikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Richard_Worsley,_7th_BaronetThe trial, with the whole of the evidence, between the Right Hon. Sir Richard Worsley and George Maurice Bissett, esq. defendant, for criminal conversation with the Plaintiffs Wife 1782. https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_the-trial-with-the-whol_bisset-maurice-george_1782/mode/2up An epistle from L-y W-y to S-r R-d W-y, Bart. 1782 https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_an-epistle-from-l-y-w-y-_worsley-seymour-dorothy_1782/page/n1/mode/2up Memoirs of Sir Finical Whimsy and his lady. Interspersed with a variety of authentic anecdotes and characters 1782https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_memoirs-of-sir-finical-w_1782/page/n21/mode/2upKinchin-Smith, Sam: Lady Worsleys scandalous storyhttps://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/blog/blog-posts/lady-worsley/Women’s history Network: Seymour Dorothy Fleminghttps://womenshistorynetwork.org/seymour-dorothy-fleming-1757-1818-part-1/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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