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It's quite entertaining reading about all the societies Benjamin Franklin was a part of. I recently visited the Hellfire caves in Buckinghamshire, England, wher
by Aromasin 3y ago
It's quite entertaining reading about all the societies Benjamin Franklin was a part of. I recently visited the Hellfire caves in Buckinghamshire, England, where the Hellfire club (a blue-blooded social club for the wealthy and powerful) held debaucheristic Greco-Roman style banquets in what was effectively an old chalk cave. Franklin was a frequent quest to such dinners from what I was told. It's very eyrie inside, but well worth the visit if you're in the area. I know OPs article dismisses any occult reasons for the skeletons, but Franklin's associations really do lend a certain uncertainty.
If you're interested in the Hellfire club, you can read both the Wikipedia article, and a more sensationalist article below:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellfire_Club https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellfire_Club
https://www.fodors.com/world/europe/england/experiences/news/whats-the-hellfire-club-the-secret-society-of-british-elites-who-performed-pagan-rites https://www.fodors.com/world/europe/england/experiences/news...
- BenFeldman1930 3y agoLooks doable from London. There's also the Dashwood Mausoleum close by. Worth a visit?
- Aromasin 3y agoYes, we walked up to the Mausoleum from the cave. It's only a short 10 minute walk up the hill. You get a great view of the countryside from the top. If you want to make a day of it, West Wycombe Park is just down the road (the Dashwood Manorhouse) and a good visit too. A very eccentric family with some great history. The guide was fantastic, and told us a host of stories. A notable one was when Francis Dashwood impersonated Charles XII while in Russia and attempted to seduce Tsarina Anne, and was later expelled from the Papal states. One of many we heard that day. Highly recommend it.