Robert Thistlethwayte
Robert Thistlethwayte (baptized 16 December 1690 – c. January, 1744) was a Warden of Wadham College, Oxford and clergyman in the Church of England.[1]
In 1737 Thistlethwaite fled to Boulogne after being accused of making homosexual advances towards a student, William French, whose tutor John Swinton was also accused of homosexual practices. Satirical poetry was written about these events.[2] The following limerick possibly also refers to Thistlethwayte.[3]
Allegations of homosexual behaviour, which was considered scandalous at that time, and the College's decision to take out fire insurance combined to prompt the following verse:[citation needed]
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- Well did the am'rous sone of Wadham
- Insure their house 'gainst future flame;
- They knew their crime, the crime of Sodom,
- And judg'd their punishment the same.
References
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| Preceded by | Warden of Wadham College, Oxford 1723–1739 |
Succeeded by Samuel Lisle |
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