Drinking with the Beggar’s Benison
One of the unforeseen consequences of the arrival of Enlightenment philosophy in Puritan Scotland was the creation of clubs and societies that encouraged exuberant and outrageous behaviour in their members. The best known is the Beggar’s Benison.
As chronicled in David Stevenson’s recent work, The Beggar’s Benison Sex Clubs of Enlightenment Scot…