Happy Valley set
Group of British aristocrats settling in colonial Kenya
Happy Valley set
The Happy Valley set was a group of mostly British and Anglo-Irish aristocrats and adventurers who settled in the "Happy Valley" region of the Wanjohi Valley, near the Aberdare mountain range, in colonial Kenya between the 1920s and the 1940s. During the 1930s, the group became infamous for its hedonistic, decadent lifestyles and exploits amid reports of drug use and sexual promiscuity. The area around the town Naivasha, on the shore of Lake Naivasha, 92.8 km (57.7 mi) north west of Nairobi, was one of the first to be settled in Kenya by Europeans and was one of the main hunting grounds of the 'set'. The colonial town of Nyeri, to the east of the Aberdare Range, was the main town of Happy Valley settlers. Some of the notable members of the Happy Valley set were Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere and his son and heir Thomas Cholmondeley, 4th Baron Delamere; Karen Blixen, her husband Bror von Blixen-Finecke and lover Denys Finch Hatton; Sir Jock Delves Broughton and wife Diana Delves Broughton...
Read on Wikipedia · Image CIA, modified by Mehmet Karatay, Public domain
Open boosters, collect cards and trade them. Free to play.
Play for free