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On September 8th, 1890, the Prince of Wales, Albert Edward, aka the son of Queen Victoria, and the future King Edward the 6th,

arrived in the town of Hull for a night of debauchery with a retinue of fellow bachelors and ladies.

He was staying at an Italianate mansion, given the slightly pretentious name Tranbycroft, an estate owned by the

wealthy ship owner, Arthur Wilson. After dinner, someone in the group proposed that they all play

Baccarat. Though Baccarat had been recently made illegal if money was involved, it was still all the rage amongst the

upper crust. Albert would frequently spend evenings at Marlborough House, playing a backy,

as he called it, when he wasn't going to the opera or attending wild parties with chorus girls.

Even though there was no backer-at table at Tran Bicroft,

the guests made a makeshift one by pulling three tables together

and covering them with a colored tapestry.

In case you're unfamiliar, in Baccarat there are two participants,

the player and the banker, who each draw two

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