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The driving force for the rise in prositution in the late 17th and early 18th century was poverty. Most of the prostitutes in the early 18th century England were second generation irish immigrants, whose families had not been successful in finding a…

This series of 6 images displays the unfortunate fall of Moll Hackabout a beautiful prostitute. Created by William Hogarth in 1733.

She is well known for her attempted poisoning of King Louis XIV as well as selling poison, aphrodisiacs, and abortions. She is said to have killed around 2500 people

This series of 6 images displays the unfortunate fall of Moll Hackabout a beautiful prostitute. Created by William Hogarth in 1733.

This series of 6 images displays the unfortunate fall of Moll Hackabout a beautiful prostitute. Created by William Hogarth in 1733.