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Carless Days
Carless may refer to: * Betty Careless (c. 1704–1739), probably born Elizabeth Carless, notorious courtesan and bagnio owner in London * Ernie Carless (1912–1987), Welsh cricketer * Hugh Carless (1925–2011), British explorer and diplomat * John Henry Carless (1896–1917), English Royal Navy sailor, posthumous First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross * Roy Carless (1920–2009), Canadian cartoonist * Simon Carless, video game industry journalist and editor See also * Carless, having no automobile, without a car also known as Fernando Lezcano. * Petrochem Carless Ltd, originally Carless, a UK oil company * Careless (surname) * List of car-free places * Kahless, a fictional character in the Star Trek universe {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Careless
Betty Careless or Betsy Careless (–1739) was a notorious prostitute and later bagnio-owner in 18th-century London. Probably born Elizabeth Carless (though she later used the name Mrs. Elizabeth Biddulph), she adapted her name to better suit her profession. Her name, beauty and reputation made her, like Sally Salisbury before her, something of an archetypal courtesan for the popular culture of the day. Biography She was born around 1704 in London. Nothing is known of her early life, but she was an established courtesan by the 1720s. Initially under the protection of the barrister Robert Henley (later Lord Chancellor), by 1729 when she opened her own house in Tavistock Row she was attached to Sir Charles Wyndham (later Earl of Egremont). Wyndham and Careless probably had a mutually beneficial relationship; he lived for free while his society connections ensured a higher-class clientele for Careless's house. In '' Amelia'', Henry Fielding recalled seeing her at a play when she w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
