The Folly, on the River Thames, 17th Century, floating House of Entertainment, in the reign of Charles II

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Illustration from Cassell's illustrated history of England published circa 1896. The Folly was a floating house of entertainment in the reign of Charles II on the Thames between London and Westminster. Originally a musical summerhouse attracting the elite it descended into drunkenness and harlotry.

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