It was on this day in 1895, following his disastrous, and frankly given the givens incomprehensible law suit for libel against the Marquess of Queensberry, Oscar Wilde was arrested in his room at the Cadogan Hotel, and charged with “committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons.” It would go from bad to worse.
Later, John Betjeman would sing of those moments at room 118 in the hotel…
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