Georgia Hardstark

So she goes back to Dublin and she gets back into her brothel business with Sally. She's finally back in her element. She runs the business. She's partying with her friends. But then like really quickly and out of the blue, she marries a man named Barry Yelverton. And Barry Yelverton isn't just any guy. He's the son of a baron, and he is insanely rich.

So marrying him means that now people have to refer to Peg as, quote, the Right Honorable Mrs. Yelverton. Yeah, they do.

So marrying him means that now people have to refer to Peg as, quote, the Right Honorable Mrs. Yelverton. Yeah, they do.

Right Honorable. Right Honorable. So this is kind of like... The perfect middle finger to anybody who has disrespected her for being a sex worker, for all the shit she's gone through. And clearly she's doing it for the money. Sadly, Barry actually has feelings for Peg. She just wants the status. She just kind of wants, she's basically like, don't hate the player, hate the game.

Right Honorable. Right Honorable. So this is kind of like... The perfect middle finger to anybody who has disrespected her for being a sex worker, for all the shit she's gone through. And clearly she's doing it for the money. Sadly, Barry actually has feelings for Peg. She just wants the status. She just kind of wants, she's basically like, don't hate the player, hate the game.

And it's all a game. So let's do this thing. Yeah. They actually go through with the wedding. But very soon after, Barry's father goes to Peg and says, I will pay you off to get out of here. Wow. And she's like, sounds good to me and gets paid off and leaves. Poor Barry. You know, Barry was one goofy motherfucker.

And it's all a game. So let's do this thing. Yeah. They actually go through with the wedding. But very soon after, Barry's father goes to Peg and says, I will pay you off to get out of here. Wow. And she's like, sounds good to me and gets paid off and leaves. Poor Barry. You know, Barry was one goofy motherfucker.

He's like, what are you doing?

He's like, what are you doing?

He got played. He got worked. By his wife and father. Yeah. Yeah. So at this point, it's the 1790s. Peg figures it's time to retire. She has spent around 30 years in the courtesan business, both as a sex worker and as a brothel madam. She's amassed enough money to live comfortably for the rest of her life. Wow. Or so she thinks. Uh-oh.

He got played. He got worked. By his wife and father. Yeah. Yeah. So at this point, it's the 1790s. Peg figures it's time to retire. She has spent around 30 years in the courtesan business, both as a sex worker and as a brothel madam. She's amassed enough money to live comfortably for the rest of her life. Wow. Or so she thinks. Uh-oh.

A large portion of her retirement funds are IOUs left by the wealthy former clients themselves.

A large portion of her retirement funds are IOUs left by the wealthy former clients themselves.

that she had credit so basically everything on credit they did it on credit and she assumed that they would pay because she knows they have money but when she goes and tries to collect on them they won't pay yeah and this is bad news for her because she's already bought a beautiful country house outside of dublin in the city of blackrock And she bought it on credit, obviously.

that she had credit so basically everything on credit they did it on credit and she assumed that they would pay because she knows they have money but when she goes and tries to collect on them they won't pay yeah and this is bad news for her because she's already bought a beautiful country house outside of dublin in the city of blackrock And she bought it on credit, obviously.

So now all the money she is owed is not coming in. Her debt catches up to her. And before she knows it, she's thrown in prison for failing to make house payments. But life will not get Peg Plunkett down. No, it won't. It just won't. She's a warrior. So as she's sitting in prison, she realizes there's one thing that she still has on her side, and it's the truth.

So now all the money she is owed is not coming in. Her debt catches up to her. And before she knows it, she's thrown in prison for failing to make house payments. But life will not get Peg Plunkett down. No, it won't. It just won't. She's a warrior. So as she's sitting in prison, she realizes there's one thing that she still has on her side, and it's the truth.

As a courtesan, her discretion was a huge asset in the success of her business. But now she has no reason to keep quiet about her decades of salacious interludes with the noblemen who will not pay her now.

As a courtesan, her discretion was a huge asset in the success of her business. But now she has no reason to keep quiet about her decades of salacious interludes with the noblemen who will not pay her now.

That's right. She's been a person who has been made to suffer by that concept of reputations all her life. So she's like, fine, let's do the reputation thing.