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"A behind-the-scenes look at the desperate, scandalous private life of a British member of Parliament and champion manipulator, and the history-making trial that exposed his dirty secrets to the world. As a member of Parliament and leader of the Liberal Party in the 1960s and 70s, Jeremy Thorpe's bad behavior snuck under the radar for years. Police and politicians alike colluded to protect one of their own. At the start of the 1970s, Thorpe was the most popular and charismatic politician in the country, poised to hold the balance of power in a coalition government. But Jeremy Thorpe was a man with a secret. His homosexual affairs and harassment of past partners--as well as his propensity for lying and embezzlement--only escalated as he evaded punishment. Until a dark night on the moor with an ex-lover, a dog, and a hired gun led to consequences that even his charm and power couldn't help him escape. Thorpe's climactic trial at the Old Bailey in London was immediately dubbed the 'Trial of the Century.' It was the first time that a leading British politician had stood trial on a murder charge. It was the first time that a murder plot had been hatched in the House of Commons. And it was the first time that a prominent public figure had been exposed as a philandering gay man, in an era when homosexuality had only just become legal. By the time the trial was over, Britain would never be the same again. With the pacing and drama of a thriller, A Very English Scandal is an extraordinary story of hypocrisy, deceit and betrayal at the heart of the British establishment"--
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Politics and Government, UK Politics, Homosexuality, Crime, British Liberal Party, Great britain, parliament, house of commons, Politicians, great britain, Scandals, Trials, great britain, Great britain, politics and government, 1945-1979, Great britain, biography, Trials (Conspiracy), Trials, litigation, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, Politicians, Great Britain, Sexual behavior, Biography, History, Politics and government, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Political, HISTORY, General, SexPlaces
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1960's, 1970's, 1970s, 20th century, 1964-1979Showing 6 featured editions. View all 6 editions?
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A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of Establishment
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Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment
2017, Penguin Books, Limited
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A Very English Scandal: Sex, Lies, and a Murder Plot at the Heart of the Establishment
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A very English scandal: sex, lies and a murder plot in the houses of Parliament
2016
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Originally published: United Kingdom : Viking, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Behind oak-panelled doors in the House of Commons, men with cut-glass accents and gold signet rings are conspiring to murder. It's the late 1960s and homosexuality has only just been legalised, and Jeremy Thorpe, the leader of the Liberal party, has a secret he's desperate to hide. As long as Norman Scott, his beautiful, unstable lover is around, Thorpe's brilliant career is at risk. With the help of his fellow politicians, Thorpe schemes, deceives, embezzles - until he can see only one way to silence Scott for good.
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