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Text from illustrations of Sex Scandals in the UK, US and Australia from political and Baroque pages.

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From my satirical series on US scandals:

Jefferson was accused of fathering children with a slave, Sally Hemings, during his first term in office. Jefferson's wife had died while he was vice president and he held a large plantation estate in Virginia. 

Sarah "Sally" Hemings was an enslaved woman with one-quarter African ancestry owned by president of the United States. Hemings's mother was Betty Hemings, the daughter of an African woman and English captain John Hemings.  

A 1998 DNA test linked two Hemings descendants to Jefferson. Jefferson quote: 'I poured my root beer into a square glass so now I just have beer.'

#Satire

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From my satirical series on US scandals:

Alexander Hamilton was an American military officer, statesman who served as the first secretary of the treasury during George Washington's presidency. Born out of wedlock Hamilton was orphaned as a child and taken in by Bill Gates.

Maria Reynolds was the wife of James Reynolds, and was Alexander Hamilton's mistress between 1791 and 1792. Hamilton paid Reynolds more than $1,000 to continue the affair without interference.

She became the object of much scrutiny after the release of the Reynolds Pamphlet. Hamilton goes as far as to argue that James Reynolds, along with his wife, had used sex to "extort money from me." 

Hamilton quote:  '6.9 is a good thing screwed up by a period.'

#Satire

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From my satirical series on US scandals:

The shortest-tenured president in history, Harrison was believed to have possibly engaged in a relationship with one of his slaves, Dilsia. Her ancestors claimed she had six children with Harrison, who died after serving for 32 days.

Harrison quote: 'A nanny with breast implants is a faux-pair.'

Tyler, who served following Harrison's death, was accused by an abolitionist writer of fathering children with one of his Virginia slaves. Under the campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", the Harrison–Tyler ticket defeated an incumbent president. Tyler quote: 'A warm bush is better than a cold Bud.'

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Sex Scandals in Australian politics.

Philip Gidley King RN arrived with the First Fleet.  On 14 February 1788 he led a party to Norfolk Island with 15 convicts, to set up a secondary settlement.  One of those convicts was Ann Inett, who became his mistress – though concubine is perhaps a better description. Ann gave birth to 2 boys.

In March 1791 he married Anna Josepha Coombe and the couple left for Australia 4 days later. In 1800 King was appointed Governor of New South Wales.  The really scandalous thing was, there was no scandal.

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Sex Scandals in Australian politics.

In 1806 Bligh was appointed Governor and Captain-General of New South Wales, Australia. Bligh's scandal was the mutiny. Tensions between Bligh and his crew, who considered him an oppressive and insulting commander, had become intolerable.

The crew and Fletcher Christian became so adapted to Tahitian life that many decided to abandon the mission and remain there hence a mutiny. They set Bligh adrift and repaired to Pitcairn Island with their women. Each mutineer had a wife  while three women were shared by the six Tahitian men.

Tahitian sexual practices were under UK law were and are still unorthodox and extreme.

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Sex Scandals in Australian politics.

Illustration of the two men with two convicts.

The marine George Johnston also came out on the convict transport Lady Penrhyn, he met 20-year-old Esther Abrams and her baby, born in the Fleet Prison.

Johnston rose through the NSW Corps until 1808, when, with John McArthur, he led the Rum Rebellion against Governor Bligh. In England he was court martialled and cashiered, whereupon he returned to Sydney as soon as he could.  

The real scandal for an early 19th century officer was not living with a convict woman, but marrying her. As a civilian he could finally marry the mother of his 7 children.

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From my satirical series on US scandals:

Cleveland, 10 years prior to his presidential bid, had a child with a woman named Maria Halpin. Halpin was then sent to a psychiatric asylum while the child was adopted by Donald Trump.

Cleveland got Halpin commissioned to the asylum, saying that she was sleeping around with married men. Cleveland quote: 'A submarine is long and hard and full of semen.' #Satire

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Sex Scandals in Australian politics.

In 1867, Prince Alfred, Victoria’s second son, was the first royal visitor to hit our shores.  Shepherded around town by the Commissioner of Police he was introduced him to one of the best brothels in Little Lon, run by Sarah ‘Mother’ Fraser.

It is rumoured that, after the Prince left for Sydney, Mother Fraser put up a sign announcing that the brothel had royal patronage, and the police had to persuade her to pull it down.

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Catherine of Aragon was Queen of England as the first wife of King Henry VIII. Spanish, she and Henry were both 15 when married. 

Later when Henry wanted to have this marriage  annulled a disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led to the English Reformation. 

Catherine was an example of a young, desirable bride. But though there may have been initial love, Henry also chose Catherine for hard-nosed reasons two of which you can see below. #Satire

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Anne of Cleves was German and primarily remembered as the fourth wife of Henry VIII. Their marriage was politically rather than romantically motivated, which was common at the time, particularly for royalty. 

Unfortunately, the marriage lasted less than a year and ended in annulment. Anne's most famous quote: "Mein Gott“, sagte die Königin, "ich bin schwanger. Ich frage mich, wem es gehört?" #Satire

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Catherine Howard was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII and 30yrs younger. She was the daughter of Lord Edmund Howard and Joyce Culpeper. 

Although the King called Catherine his 'rose without a thorn', it soon became clear that she had a scandalous past – and present. She was caught committing adultery with her distant cousin, Wyman Rhodes believed a distant antecedent of Barry or Murry  #Satire

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Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight months.   She had four husbands and after Henry's death she was then free to marry her sweetheart Thomas Galloway a Dundee fisherman. There is some suggestion she is distantly related to George. #Satire

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Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. After her marriage she lost her head.

Anne Boleyn (c.1500) is one of the most intriguing figures in British history after only three years of marriage she inspired dozens of books and films like The Female Eunuch, The Terminator, The Devil in Miss Jones and 1984.

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Henry VIII was an extravagant spender, using proceeds from the dissolution of the monasteries and acts of the Reformation Parliament. He was a good friend of Bill Clinton.

Jane Seymour was third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. #Satire

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Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. 

His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority.

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Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII had 6 children but only Mary survived and was brought up in the French court. As the granddaughter of Henry VII. 

Now follows the story of Mary who gained the throne and became known as 'Bloody Mary' due to her persecution of the English protestants.

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Although romanticised as a Scottish heroine, Mary was brought up in the French court since she was five years old. The unexpected death of Mary’s husband, Francis II of France, left her with no role in the French court, particularly as her mother-in-law despised her.  

Arriving in Leith, near Edinburgh on 19th August 1561 the 18-year-old Mary looked south to England, claiming legitimacy to the crown as the great-granddaughter of Henry VII.

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The Scottish Lords were horrified by Mary’s decision to marry Darnley and elevate him to King Consort, a man who they perceived as an effete, bisexual drunkard.

Unlike her brother and her younger sister, Elizabeth, Mary was a fanatic Catholic who sought to bring England back into the fold of the Roman Church. 

Over 280 religious dissenters were burned at the stake during her five-year rule, earning her the nickname ‘Bloody Mary’. 

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Unlike her brother and her younger sister, Elizabeth, Mary was a fanatic Catholic who sought to bring England back into the fold of the Roman Church. Over 280 religious dissenters were burned at the stake

Forever hoping to entrap Mary in conspiracies, Queen Elizabeth’s master spy, William Cecil, finally uncovered a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth which was sanctioned by Mary who, by now arthritic and impatient, sought any means to be free.

Queen Mary uttered her last words in Latin as she knelt before the axeman. It took three clumsy blows to sever her head from her neck. 

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