James and Leopold

James and Leopold: Introduction

Prince Leopold, the youngest son of Queen Victoria was most notably the brightest, kindest, and humbled soul out of eight other siblings. Regarded by some as very handsome, he had the qualities of a good soul. Born Leopold George Duncan Albert in 1853, this well-mannered, sweet-hearted young man had the downside of being diagnosed with Hemophilia. By the 19th century, not much was known about this disease. What was clear about it and what the prince had to suffer through multiple times in his life was that bleeding and injury were frequent.

Because Queen Victoria hated pregnancy and had undergone nine of them, she used chloroform to ease the process of childbirth. After Leopold's birth, doctors wrongly attributed Leopold's deformity to the use of the drug. Though it would be evident that this was not true.

Regardless of the cause, the disease the prince suffered made for an immense struggle in his life. At the beginning of his life, Leopold's illness caused the queen to constantly fear for his safety to the point that he had little control. Later it proved hard for the prince to go anywhere or do anything. On many occasions he found himself cheating death time and time again. None of this, however, stopped the proactive prince from attempting to live his best life.

He was renowned for his smarts and ambition as credited by his active role in college that was arguably his best years in his life. He was able to travel the world and experience the best of what he could. He went on to get married and have a family like the typical story of any other person with a bit of irregular hardships thrown in. But while famous and remembered as an important figure in British history, there are some things that are kept secret that no one ever finds out about.

In Leopold's lavish years in college, he was no doubt a keen admirer of the opposite sex and fair ladies, but a person's peak in hormones and liberation at a certain age can make them explore. Things which are typically uncommon. One never really knows who they are or what they are willing to do until they are put into a certain situation.

On the other side of things is James Lee Stephens. While a commoner of the United Kingdom, he is well off and quite sophisticated. For James, being colored most notably had his good days and bad days. Unlike Leopold, James had a most liberating life. Because of his parents, however, they expected him to be the top of his class and show himself to be of high worth in the predominately white male ruled England.

While he was not singled out and brooded over for a disease like Leopold, he was singled out for being different. Even aside from the other minorities and darker skinned individuals alike living in England, James stood out as a very enlightened, forward thinking, and free individual. He too had ambition, smarts, passion not only for logic and traditional studies, but also for the arts and the many other arts with their namesake.

He is no less a fascinating character that had gone unnoticed by many for the reason of having to hide his way of life. On the outside, the only most notable feature was his beautiful curly hair, and piercing dark eyes. Once Leopold recognized all of James's qualities, and James came to admire Leopold's wholesomeness, it created a spark and bond between the boys that grew with infatuation, fascination, and passion.

History knows that the Duke of Albany married and was in a loving relationship with his wife in later years, but this is the story of his love from the very beginning. A strong, burning love between two souls during their Oxford years.

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