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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 hours 7 minutes
episode 29: Hey Hey We're The Mohocks 1712
Get whipped into a terrified frenzy of social anxiety with the 18th century's most notorious gang of lawless youths.
It's a fear-inducing tale of brutal slashing, barrel-rolling, eye-gouging, random stabbing and violent flatulence...
episode 28: Sexplorer - Richard Francis Burton 1886
Victorian Superman
He translated the karma sutra, sneaked into one of the holiest places on earth, was the first European to see Lake Tanganyika – by accident - and possessed an extremely impressive moustache.
His name was Richard Francis Burton and there was very little he couldn’t do.
It’s a tale of pathological boredom, heroic drinking, sexual exploration and malaria...
episode 27: Psycho Pirate - François l'Olonnais 1668
Pirate, Cannibal, Bastard!!
Tearing the heart out of the Spanish Main with the 17th century's most violently unhinged buccaneer - François l'Olonnais.
It's a grisly tale of insane brutality, comedic beheading and poetic justice...
episode 26: Luv Skool - Ninon de Lenclos 1670
Get "Hot for Teacher" with 17th century France's most hands-on sexual educator - Ninon de Lenclos.
It's an enlightening tale of a woman who didn't give damn, outraged priests, lute playing, intimate soaping and free love...
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...
episode 24: Doing It "Greek Style" - Alcibiades of Athens 407 BC
He's arrogant, scheming, selfish and will shag anything with a pulse.
He's also famous, good looking and an ancient Greek hero.
Meet Alcibiades.
You'll love him but not as much as he loves himself.
It's a classical tale of ego, vigorous promiscuity, shameless backstabbing and phallic statue vandalism...
episode 23: Bloodbath at Elizabeth's - Elizabeth Bathory 1610
She was one of history's first recorded serial killers.
Meet the 17th century's worst employer - Countess Elizabeth Bathory
It's a tale of psychopathy, torture, soccer and witchcraft...
episode 22: What Rhymes With "Tits"? - Ivan Barkov 1768
Putting the "Verse" into "Perverse" with Russia's rudest poet - Ivan Barkov.
This may be a shorter episode than usual but it's packed with literary smut.
It's a tale of excessive drinking, wordsmithery, and an irresistible joy in causing outrage and offence...
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...
episode 20: Duel Personality - Charles Mohun 1712
Have a ringside seat as two 18th century gentlemen hack each other to pieces over an argument.
It's a savagely violent tale of bombast, bloodletting and brutality as obnoxious aristocratic duellist Charles Mohun picks fights with anyone who gets in his way.
But has he bitten off more than he can stab?
Find out in episode 20 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
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