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Theresa Berkley

British prostitute, dominatrix and brothel owner

  • Fame48.8
  • Momentum5.1
  • Wikipedia1.7K
Lived 1800–1836, aged 36
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  • Era
    1800–1836
    Aged 36
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Updated 2026-06-19

Theresa Berkley or Berkeley was a 19th-century English dominatrix who ran a brothel in Hallam Street, just to the east of Portland Place, Marylebone, London, specialising in flagellation. She is notable as the inventor of the "chevalet" or "Berkley Horse", a BDSM apparatus.

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Source confidence45.0
Completeness45.0
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