![]() Oscar Wilde, believing he now had a case against the Marquess, decided to pursue a charge of libel. Whichever the case, he mis-spelled the word sodomite in his rage. In a fit of fury, he left a badly written card for Wilde at the Albemarle Club, either accusing the aesthete of "posing as a somdomite" (sic), or "ponce and somdomite" (sic). In response to Bosie's association with Wilde, the Marquess of Queenberry demanded that the two men end their friendship or else he would disown Bosie. ![]() ![]() At the age of 19 he had an affair with a prominent divorcée and other romantic involvements during his school years. Were the two men homosexuals? That label didn’t exist in 1890s and Wilde, a married man with two children, certainly loved his family dearly. The two formed a romantic relationship, at least initially, and were virtually inseparable. Wilde was twice his age nevertheless the two found much in common through music, literature, and poetry. While attending University at Oxford, Bosie was introduced to Oscar Wilde at the age of 21. The Marquess of Queensberry was notorious today he is remembered chiefly for the establishment of “Queensberry’s Rules” for boxing. It is said that he treated his horses with more kindness than his wife. The Unofficial Website of Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglasīorn in 1870, Bosie was raised by a loving mother and a father known for his open womanizing, love of boxing and horses, and harsh treatment of his family.
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