I agree, it sounds like there may have been two things going on: one is never having het sex again because traumatized, and the other is having an alternative to het sex, e.g. hot stuff Algarotti.
And again I say: Mitchell (under Algarotti's tutelage?) must then have developed into hot stuff himself, if Algarotti, sought after by Lord Hervey and Lady Mary as he was, still found time for some extra assignations with him. :)
BTW, it did occur to me that this might be another reason why Mitchell remained in Berlin post war despite getting somewhat disenchanted with Fritz: G3, after all, was the first and as it turned out the last Hannover monarch who was faithful to his wife. Everything got somewhat more moral until the Regency happened. Meanwhile, Berlin still had Fritz the Gay as monarch and thus I bet the possibilities for same sex affairs remained better.
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Re: Andrew Mitchell: Secret Algarotti Boyfriend?!
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BTW, it did occur to me that this might be another reason why Mitchell remained in Berlin post war despite getting somewhat disenchanted with Fritz: G3, after all, was the first and as it turned out the last Hannover monarch who was faithful to his wife. Everything got somewhat more moral until the Regency happened. Meanwhile, Berlin still had Fritz the Gay as monarch and thus I bet the possibilities for same sex affairs remained better.
Re: Andrew Mitchell: Secret Algarotti Boyfriend?!
Huh, that does make sense. Freedom of conscience and the penis, and all that :D
Re: Andrew Mitchell: Secret Algarotti Boyfriend?!