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 25: King Kick Ass - Augustus the Strong 1720
He's built like an outside privy, loves bending horseshoes with his bare hands and tosses foxes into the air for a laugh.
He's 18th century Europe's most manly monarch - the heavyweight champion, king of Poland, Augustus the Strong.
It's a masculine tale of bullfighting, bear fighting, rampant shagging and fine, delicate porcelain.
- How did he become King of Poland when he wasn't even Polish?
- How many animals did he toss in a single day?
- What arrangement did he have with his mistress's queasy husband?
- Was there anything he wouldn't lift, fight or have sex with?
The answers can all be uncovered in episode 25 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
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