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The Hellfire Caves (also known as the West Wycombe Caves) are a network of man-made chalk and flint caverns which extend 260m underground. They are situated above the village of West Wycombe , at the southern edge of the Chiltern Hills near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire , Southeast England .
The first official Hellfire Club was founded in London in 1718, by Philip Wharton, 1st Duke of Wharton and a handful of other high-society friends. The most notorious club associated with the name was established in England by Francis Dashwood, [5] and met irregularly from
Articles related to the various incarnations of the Hellfire Club and their members. They were exclusive clubs for high-society rakes established in Britain and Ireland in the 18th century. Pages in category "Hellfire Club"
Marvel Comics characters, members of Hellfire Club: Edward Buckman, member of the Council of the Chosen; Donald Pierce, member of The Lords Cardinal; Magneto (Marvel Comics), after the Dark Phoenix Saga; Benedict Kine, part of Shinobi Shaw's Inner Circle; Daimon Hellstrom, part of Selene's Inner Circle; DC Comics characters, who are members of ...
His political intimacy with Sir Francis Dashwood, 11th Baron le Despencer and other politicians, and his literary talents, made him an acceptable member of the dissipated circle calling themselves the "monks of Medmenham Abbey", and he was appointed secretary and steward of the Hellfire Club.
In 1724, Dashwood bequeathed this square conventional house to his 16-year-old son, the 2nd Baronet, also Francis, who later inherited the title Baron le Despencer through his mother and is perhaps best known for establishing the Hellfire Club close to the mansion, in the West Wycombe Caves. Between 1726 and 1741, Dashwood embarked on a series ...
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