Queensberry, defended by Sir Edward Carson
, was acquitted. Wilde probably lost his case when he categorically denied one particular allegation on grounds that the young man concerned was not beautiful.
Timeline
September 1913: The Ulster Unionist Council led by Edward...
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September 1913
The Ulster Unionist Council
led by Edward Carson
announced that a provisional Ulster government would enfranchise women.
27 March 1914: The Women's Social and Political Union began...
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27 March 1914
The Women's Social and Political Union
began an arson campaign in Ulster after Edward Carson
informed them that he and his party would not after all, contrary to a previous promise, support the enfranchisement of...
