The Libertine Club in Anatomy of a Scandal. is it real club or just a figment of Sarah Vaughan&#039;s imagination

Does the Libertines Club From &#8216;Anatomy of a Scandal’ Exist In Real Life?  Sarah Vaughan Reveals the Real Fraternity That Inspired Her

The courtroom thriller, Anatomy of a Scandal starring Rupert Friend, Naomi
Scott, Michelle Dockery, and Sienna Miller follows parliament minister James
Whitehead. When his past lover accuses him of rape, his illicit affair comes to
light and he has to stand trial with his career at stake. 

The narrative was arresting enough to captivate the viewers and keep them glued
to their screens. However, what has piqued fans’ interest is this line – “Omerta
to the Libertines”. We will tell you the origin of this line and the inspiration
behind Sarah Vaughan’s Libertine Club. 


DOES THE LIBERTINE CLUB EXIST IN REAL LIFE?

In Anatomy of a Scandal, [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/anatomy-of-a-scandal/]
James Whitehead and Prime Minister Tom Southern are a part of an exclusive
Oxford dining club – Libertine Club. You’d think that like the rest of the
story, it’s all fiction. But in reality, such a club does exist. The Bullingdon
Club is famous for its exclusivity. Only meant for the high-class nobility, the
club doesn’t permit membership to everyone. An article in New York Times in 1913
reported
[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/06/01/100626266.pdf]that
“its membership represents the “young blood” of the university“. Then in 1927’s
news piece
[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1927/02/23/97291506.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0]
reports of the club members smashing Christ Church windows drunk were
published. 

Ever since then the club has had a notorious reputation. It represented
[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/07/oxford-bullingdon-club-boris-johnson-sexism-violence-bullying-culture]“the
culture of excess”. “Champagne-swilling, restaurant-trashing, ‘pleb’-taunting
elitism” were the characteristics of the club. The club members were a bunch of
rich spoilt brats who liked intimidating
[https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/07/oxford-bullingdon-club-boris-johnson-sexism-violence-bullying-culture]
people around them. 


THE CLUB WAS USED AS A REFERENCE IN OTHER PROJECTS AS WELL APART FROM ANATOMY OF
A SCANDAL 

This isn’t the first time that the club had been a part of the narrative. Many
before Sarah Vaughan have used the club as a subject to create fictional
stories. One of them includes Evelyn Waugh’s Decline and Fall (1928) novel. The
2014 Riot Club is yet another fictional account of the club and its members.
Interestingly, despite its notoriety, it housed members of the royalty as well.
Edward Windsor, Denmark’s King Frederick IX, and UK’s King Edward VIII were all
a part of it. The club also counts Prime Minister, Borish Johnson, and ex-PM,
David Cameron as past members.

Srabani Biswas

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Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties,  Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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The courtroom thriller, Anatomy of a Scandal starring Rupert Friend, Naomi Scott, Michelle Dockery, and Sienna Miller follows parliament minister James Whitehead. When his past lover accuses him of rape, his illicit affair comes to light and he has to stand trial with his career at stake. 
The narrative was arresting enough to captivate the viewers and keep them glued to their screens. However, what has piqued fans&#8217; interest is this line &#8211; “Omerta to the Libertines”. We will tell you the origin of this line and the inspiration behind Sarah Vaughan’s Libertine Club. 
<h2>Does the Libertine Club exist in real life?</h2>
In<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/anatomy-of-a-scandal/"> Anatomy of a Scandal,</a> James Whitehead and Prime Minister Tom Southern are a part of an exclusive Oxford dining club &#8211; Libertine Club. You&#8217;d think that like the rest of the story, it&#8217;s all fiction. But in reality, such a club does exist. The Bullingdon Club is famous for its exclusivity. Only meant for the high-class nobility, the club doesn&#8217;t permit membership to everyone. An article in New York Times in 1913<a href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1913/06/01/100626266.pdf"> reported </a>that &#8220;its membership represents the &#8220;young blood” of the university&#8220;. Then in 1927&#8217;s <a href="https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1927/02/23/97291506.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&amp;ip=0">news piece</a> reports of the club members smashing Christ Church windows drunk were published. 
Ever since then the club has had a notorious reputation. It<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/07/oxford-bullingdon-club-boris-johnson-sexism-violence-bullying-culture"> represented </a>&#8220;the culture of excess&#8221;. &#8220;Champagne-swilling, restaurant-trashing, &#8216;pleb&#8217;-taunting elitism&#8221; were the characteristics of the club. The club members were a bunch of rich spoilt brats who liked <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jul/07/oxford-bullingdon-club-boris-johnson-sexism-violence-bullying-culture">intimidating</a> people around them. 
<h2>The club was used as a reference in other projects as well apart from Anatomy of a Scandal </h2>
This isn&#8217;t the first time that the club had been a part of the narrative. Many before Sarah Vaughan have used the club as a subject to create fictional stories. One of them includes Evelyn Waugh&#8217;s Decline and Fall (1928) novel. The 2014 Riot Club is yet another fictional account of the club and its members. Interestingly, despite its notoriety, it housed members of the royalty as well. Edward Windsor, Denmark&#8217;s King Frederick IX, and UK&#8217;s King Edward VIII were all a part of it. The club also counts Prime Minister, Borish Johnson, and ex-PM, David Cameron as past members.

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Does the Libertines Club From 'Anatomy of a Scandal’ Exist In Real Life? Sarah Vaughan Reveals the Real Fraternity That Inspired Her - Netflix Junkie

Does the Libertines Club From &#8216;Anatomy of a Scandal’ Exist In Real Life? Sarah Vaughan Reveals the Real Fraternity That Inspired Her

Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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