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 9: Sex God,Slaphead - Gabriele D'Annunzio 1930
Sex God Slaphead
He's a poet, a playwright, an aviator, a war hero and an author.
He's 1900s bald Italian renaissance man Gabriele D'Annunzio and he claims to have seduced over 1000 women.
Discover the sensual secrets of one of early 20th century Europe's most fascinating characters.
It's all in episode 9 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
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episode 8: The Elizabethan Love Doctor - Dr Simon Forman 1595
It's Boiled Potatoes, Bonking and Buboes when Elizabethan England's randiest doctor makes his codpiece bursting house calls.
Join Dr Simon Forman as he studies the stars, cures the plague and makes up a new word for fornication - which he does a lot of.
It's all in episode 8 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!
Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline...
episode 7: Nero's Golden House Party - Emperor Nero
Nero's Golden House Party
You're imperiously invited to a night out at the greatest party palace the world has ever seen - The Domus Aurea or "Golden House"
Bring your own dormice and vomiting bowl and leave your inhibitions at the door.
It's a possibly libellous tale of appalling poetry, sadistic violence, narcissism and magnificent architecture.
All in episode 7 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume...
episode 6: Whip It! - Lola Montez 1867
Whip It! - Lola Montez
It's 1847 and Europe’s most exciting woman has just seduced a king and started a revolution. How did a whip-wielding exotic dancer become a controversial star on the London stage?
Why did she pretend to be Spanish?
And what happened when she took her scandalous act out on tour?
It’s a literally bodice-ripping story of, high maintenance, hubris and horsewhips...
episode 5: Diary of a Sadman - Samuel Pepys 1667
Renowned 17th-century diarist Samuel Pepys wrote some of his famous diaries in code. Find out why and uncover his seedy Restoration secrets.
It's all in episode 5 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
Access the full text of his diary here
https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/
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Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline...
episode 4: Unlawful, Unpleasant & Unclean - Adam the Leper 1348
Join, Adam the Leper, 14th century England's most diseased criminal, as he robs whole towns, beats up civil servants and really annoys the King.
It's all in episode 4 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
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Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline...
episode 3: I've Really Got The Shakes - John Barrymore 1906
How legendary actor and bon viveur John Barrymore drank his way through the San Francisco earthquake in 1906.
It's all in episode 3 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume
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Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline...
episode 2: Everyone's Gone Fanny Mad - Fanny Murray 1751
How Fanny Murray, eighteenth-century England's most desirable celebrity, became so successful she could literally afford to eat money.
It's all in episode 2 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!
Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline...
episode 1: A Quiet Pint at the Cock Tavern - Charles Sedley 1663
Restoration London's most outrageous drinking session gets blasphemously out of hand.
The story of how seventeenth-century wit Sir Charles Sedley managed to offend an entire city.
It's all in episode 1 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.
Suggested reading
Fergus Linnane - The Lives of the English Rakes (2007)
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Introducing Rogues Gallery Uncovered
Welcome to Rogues Gallery Uncovered.
Libertines, Lotharios and Complete B******s.
True stories of history's most badly behaved men and women.
Join bawdy historian Simon Talbot as he uncovers the disreputable lives and fascinating times of a new historical rogue every week.
You'll laugh, you'll learn, you might develop an urge to get drunk and wear period costume.
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