Holland's Leaguer (brothel)

[1][2] It was an expensive establishment with King James I of England and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, among its clients.

[9] The brothel was a topical subject in 1631, because it had been attacked and damaged during the annual Shrove Tuesday tumult by the London apprentices.

[10] Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday) was the 'prentices' holiday, and they often celebrated by running wild and causing destruction.

Bess Holland raised the bridge over the moat, causing the soldiers to fall in the water, after which the brothel workers emptied their pots over them.

[14] It is also mentioned in the song "The Jolly Broom Man" by Richard Crimsal[15] where an ex-soldier lists his many achievements in battle but concludes that his service at the Leaguer "proved too hot".