Libertines, Lotharios and Complete B******s. True stories of history's most badly behaved men and women. Join roguish host Simon Talbot as he uncovers the disreputable lives and fascinating times of historical hellraisers like Giacomo Casanova, Catherine the Great and Errol Flynn, along with a bawdy cast of colourful characters that you may not have heard of. Become a Lovable Rogue because everything is more fun in period costume.
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episode 21: Pride & Extreme Prejudice - Charles Sibthorp MP 1852
If it's new, different or foreign - he hates it!
Get whipped up into an outraged frenzy with the 19th century's most reactionary politician - Charles De Laet Waldo Sibthorp.
It's a blustering tale of outrage, offence, & old fashioned values.
- What was so offensive about trains?
- How did Sibthorp manage to infuriate Queen Victoria?
- Why did he rush from a brothel to the House of Commons?
- Was there anything he didn't complain about?
Find out all the answers in episode 21 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
( Who do the initials CB refer to?)
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