Francis Dashwood's Hellfire Club
Steve Day
- Region:
- Anywhere
- Notice Period:
- Short (maybe less than one month's notice)
- Type:
- Professional Historian
- Fee:
- Expensed
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 1st June 2022
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Rumour's and speculation about the so called infamous Hellfire club formed by Sir Francis Dashwood were rife throughout Britain during the 1750s, the society’s secret activities were said to include Drunken Orgies, Black Magic, Pagan Rituals, Satanism, devil worshipping and Blasphemy, which were all performed at the club’s secret places of worship at the George and Vulture Tavern, Medmenham Abbey, Francis Dashwood’s home at West Wycombe Park and the notorious Hellfire caves. Today the myths and speculation of the society’s activities are still as powerful as they were over 200 years ago, with many people still believing that that Sir Francis Dashwood’s secret brotherhood worshipped the devil himself earning the club the title of the “Hell-fire Club”.
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