{"product_id":"a-secret-between-gentlemen-lord-batterseas-hidden-scandal-and-the-lives-it-changed-forever-paperback","title":"A Secret Between Gentlemen: Lord Battersea's hidden scandal and the lives it changed forever. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Jordaan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"a carefully researched book... The main story is one of intrigue, filled with sex, crime, political scandal, outlandish lives, and an extraordinary cover-up.\" \u003c\/em\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eWilliam Burton, \u003cem\u003eThe Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"the hidden scandal, previously unknown to historians... Peter Jordaan... traveled the world, seeking documents, meeting descendants... there are some splendid anecdotes\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLord Lexden, \u003cem\u003eThe House \u003c\/em\u003eparliamentary magazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Peter Jordaan brings him to life, warts and all, and for that we must be grateful.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJournal of Liberal History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA true story stranger than fiction, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Secret Between Gentlemen \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ereveals the British Government's coverup of a homosexual scandal involving prominent names. Buried for 120 years, and spanning England, Australia, and Algeria, this astonishing history of shattered and reinvented lives has never been told - until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA SECRET DEEPLY HIDDEN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn summer 1902, as Britain prepared for King Edward VII's coronation, officials scrambled to hush a major criminal case. It involved procuring youths for thirty aristocratic gentlemen, including members of parliament. The ringleader was M.P. Cyril Flower, Lord Battersea, considered the most handsome man in Parliament, married to heiress Constance de Rothschild.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRIVILEGED JUSTICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scandal was smothered by officials, including King Edward VII, to avoid \"a great national disgrace.\" Most involved received immunity, except two procurers quietly imprisoned in a stage-managed trial. A third, who absconded, became a Vatican chamberlain to Pope Pius XI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEEPLY RESEARCHED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched worldwide with living descendants' help, this 890-page book details investigations, arrests, trials, and behind-the-scenes machinations. It includes 50 pages of photographs, many never previously published. This is the first volume, and seventh edition, of the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Secret Between Gentlemen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e biographical trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 898\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45430549512294,"sku":"9781764487801","price":59.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/X201CS-6xh9781764487801.webp?v=1775749832","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-secret-between-gentlemen-lord-batterseas-hidden-scandal-and-the-lives-it-changed-forever-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}