18+: Oscar Wilde was put on trial in England in 1895 for "gr…

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Did you know? Oscar Wilde was put on trial in England in 1895 for "gross indecency" — homosexuality was a crime. He was sentenced to two years' hard labour and died three years after release, broken, in Paris. A posthumous British pardon only came in 2017, 117 years after his death.

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Oscar Wilde was put on trial in England in 1895 for "gross indecency" — homosexuality was a crime. He was sentenced to two years' hard labour and died three years after release, broken, in Paris. A posthumous British pardon only came in 2017, 117 years after his death.

Oscar Wilde werd in 1895 in Engeland berecht voor "grove ontucht" — homoseksualiteit was er strafbaar. Hij kreeg twee jaar dwangarbeid en stierf drie jaar na zijn vrijlating gebroken in Parijs. De Britse postume gratie kwam pas in 2017, 117 jaar na zijn dood.

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