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"The Dead Duke, his Secret Wife & the Missing Corpse!"
« on: Wednesday 27 September 17 11:08 BST (UK) »
A riveting read for family history buffs by Rootschatter, Piu Marie Eatwell. The ongoing saga of the Druce-Portland scandal outsold Jack the Ripper in newspapers at the time.

Victorian England with the lid off, pub' by Head of Zeus.

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Re: "The Dead Duke, his Secret Wife & the Missing Corpse!"
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 27 September 17 11:50 BST (UK) »
A riveting read for family history buffs by Rootschatter, Piu Marie Eatwell. The ongoing saga of the Druce-Portland scandal outsold Jack the Ripper in newspapers at the time.

Victorian England with the lid off, pub' by Head of Zeus.

Skoosh.
Like the sound of that; thought for a minute until I opened the posting that it was to do with Lord Lucan, in itself a saga and commentary on the conduct of the so called aristocracy.
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