Madams

Bawds & Brothel-Keepers of London

By: Fergus Linnane

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Paperback | 12 March 2009

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At a time when there were almost no career openings for
women a group of intrepid and gifted females scaled the
heights of what was literally a man's world - they became
bawds. Mother Clap - women bawds were often known as Mother
- ran male brothels, or Molly Houses. Elizabeth Holland had
an immense moated mansion built on Bankside and for thirty
years entertained the aristocracy, including royalty. When
troops attempted to stop her trade and eject her from the
house, she and her girls drove them off. The Georgian bawd
Charlotte Hayes held a 'Cyprian Fete' at which gentlemen 'of
the highest breeding' first watched athletic young men
copulating with nubile whores and then joined in themselves.
Fergus Linnane reveals the other side of London's years of
pomp and splendour, painting a vivid picture of the bawds,
their girls and their clients. Madams is fresh and original,
offering humour, insight and a very candid view of the
sexual behaviour of Londoners through the ages.

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