the wikipublic struggles to explain historical figures' poly lives
From the Wikipedia entry on Sir Henry Newbolt (a poem of whose I have memorized for tonight's Pickin' and Singin' Gatherin' recitation night, which is why I was looking him up):
"A biography of Newbolt published in the 1990s revealed that his wife had a lesbian relationship with Ella Coltman, and even accompanied her on her honeymoon with Newbolt. A further extraordinary aspect was that Newbolt himself enjoyed a sexual relationship with Coltman, in whose Kensington house he was to die. Apparently he had a town wife and an ( official ) country wife."
My edit:
"A biography of Newbolt published in the 1990s revealed that he and his wife also each had a sexual relationship with Ella Coltman, who even accompanied them on their honeymoon. Newbolt died in Coltman's house in Kensington."
I can't really make too much of a habit of copy editing Wikipedia. I'd never have time to do anything else. But every once in a while it's just necessary.