{"product_id":"a-secret-between-gentlemen-lord-batterseas-hidden-scandal-and-the-lives-it-changed-forever-9780645617887","title":"A Secret Between Gentlemen: Lord Battersea's Hidden Scandal and the Lives It Changed Forever","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"a carefully researched book...The main story is one of great intrigue, filled with sex and crime and political scandal, outlandish lives, and an extraordinary cover-up.\" - William Burton, The Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"the hidden scandal, hitherto totally unknown to historians...Peter Jordaan...has travelled the world, seeking out documents, meeting descendants...there are some splendid anecdotes\" - Lord Lexden, The House parliamentary magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the latest third edition.\u003cbr\u003eA true story stranger than fiction, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Secret Between Gentlemen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e reveals the British Government's coverup of a scandal involving great names. Buried for 120 years, and stretching from England to Australia and Algeria, this astonishing history of shattered and re-invented lives has never been told - and until recently, could not be told. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA SECRET DEEPLY HIDDEN\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe scandal occurred in the summer of 1902, as Britain was preparing for the coronation of King Edward VII. Behind the scenes, officials were scrambling to hush up a major criminal case. It involved the procurement of youths for thirty prominent and aristocratic gentlemen, including members of parliament. The ringleader of the group was the M.P., connoisseur and plutocrat, Cyril Flower, Lord Battersea. Considered the most handsome man in Parliament, he was married to heiress Constance de Rothschild. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRIVILEGED JUSTICE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo grave was the scandal, it was smothered by officials, including King Edward VII, to avoid \"a great national disgrace, and pollution of the public mind.\" All those involved were secretly granted immunity from prosecution, with the exception of two procurers from the gentry who were quietly imprisoned in a stage-managed trial. Following their release from prison they reinvented themselves, with extraordinary consequences. A third procurer, who absconded, became a Vatican chamberlain to Pope Pius XI!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEEPLY RESEARCHED \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeticulously researched in archives across the world, and with the help of living descendants, the 840 page book details the investigation, arrests and trial; and behind-the-scenes machinations. It also sheds light on Edwardian society as a whole, from its highest reaches to its lowest depths. It includes 50 pages of photographs: some from private albums are published for the first time. This is the first volume in the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Secret Between Gentlemen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e biographical trilogy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Jordaan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alchemie Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645617887\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alchemie Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41191826817139,"sku":"9.78065E+12","price":43.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_cd5c0bb6-468a-4f8b-bf9e-b90f7d1352ea.jpg?v=1704210654","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/a-secret-between-gentlemen-lord-batterseas-hidden-scandal-and-the-lives-it-changed-forever-9780645617887","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}