Medmenham
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Medmenham is a village and civil parish in south-west Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the River Thames, about 3+1⁄2 miles southwest of Marlow and 3 miles east of Henley-on-Thames. The parish also i
St Peter's Parish Church
Medmenham Abbey
Hellfire Club
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Hellfire Club was a term used to describe several exclusive clubs for high-society rakes established in Great Britain and Ireland in the 18th century. The name most commonly refers to Francis Dashwood
Medmenham
…Moore family and then sold privately to the Duffields. It was while in the possession of the Duffields that the abbey became infamous as the location of The Hellfire Club, headed by Sir Francis Dashwood, formerly called the Monks of Medmenham who used it for "obscene parodies of religious rites" according to one source…
c. 1735 painting of the Dublin Hellfire Club's members
Portrait of Sir Francis Dashwood by William Hogarth