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Lord Barrymore

Richard Barry, the 7th Earl of Barrymore (1769-1793), was a spectacular rake. He lived hard and died young, at just 24, with as accidental shot to the eye from a misfired gun. Rake isn’t a term we use anymore, but we should - there’s no contemporary equivalent. Rake is short...

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Sex in History

/Rowlandson and the Debauched Rake

Lord Barrymore

By Christina Voss

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