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 rogue every week.You'll laugh, you'll learn, you might even want to get drunk and wear period costume.. .
He's a casino roaming, penthouse living, movie star dating, ruthless, fearless, WW2 double agent with a cycling-based codename.Meet the real-life inspiration for Ian Flemming's James Bond, Dušan Popov. Why was his codename 'Tricycle'?How did a champagne cork start a dancefloor brawl?Was it possible to sleep through the Blitz?How angry did he make J Edgar Hoover?All these and many more top-secret questions will be answered in episode 46 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. He worked for Allied Intelligence, MI6 and the spymasters of Nazi Germany. The most famous double agent of all time and an espionage legend who played a major role in the outcome of the second world war.From Operation Sea Lion to operation fortitude , if you are a fan of famous historical spies, the British Secret Service and wartime heroes you will enjoy this episode about Dusko Popov.00512 male group laugh 2.wav by Robinhood76 -- https://freesound.org/s/62226/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Visit the website and become a 'Rogue with Benefits' Find me on X, Facebook, Instagram
Flagellation, Blasphemy, Drunkenness, Promiscuity and Impersonating the King of Sweden, with the legendary leader of the most famous Hellfire Club...Sir Francis Dashwood. How convivial was he?Why did he hate cats?What is 'Erotic Shrubbery ?How many drinking clubs can one man form? All these questions and 30 minutes more can be found in episode 45 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. An eccentric aristocrat and one of the most controversial figures in 18th century British politics, he was chancellor of the exchequer, founder of the Society for Dilettanti and the Divan Club, was friends with Benjamin Franklin and Prime Minister Pitt the Elder. He also created the infamous Order of the Friars of St. Francis of Wycombe and shocked Georgian England. If you are a fan of secret societies, historical scandals and secret caves you'll enjoy this luxury length episode. Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Visit the website and become a 'Rogue with Benefits' Find me on X, Facebook, Instagram
Send Me A Roguish Text Message“A harmless bit of blasphemy and dressing up" from the chairman of the very FIRST Hell Fire Club - Philip Duke of Wharton.He should support the establishment, but instead he makes fun of it.Discover the debauched history of - arguably- England's very first Hellfire Club. What is 'Holy Ghost Pie'?Who gives a bear cub as a gift?Why did Alexander Pope hate him so much?Why did the government shut him down?All of these controversial questions will be answered in episode 44 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume An eccentric member of British Aristocracy, he was one of the most colourful figures in 18th century history. Friends with Jacobites, scorned by Whigs and secretly greeted by Freemasons, the scandal filed life of this hard drinking libertine was short but full of incident. If you are a fan of British political history, drunken misbehaviour , cooking and blasphemy, you'll enjoy this episode. Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Visit the website and become a 'Rogue with Benefits' Find me on X, Facebook, Instagram
Send Me A Roguish Text MessageGrigori Rasputin, everyone's favourite irresistible, indestructible, mad monk is having a night on the town in Moscow.He's a controversial, mystic, healer and holy man but the Romanov family love him so he can get up to all sorts of rude, vodka fuelled high jinks. Why did Tsarina Alexandra like him so much?Why did Tsar Nicholas II dislike him?Was Rasputin responsible for the Russian Revolution? Just how big was it ?? ( you know what I'm talking about) It's a possibly exaggerated tale that stretches from Siberia to St Petersburg and explores some of the myths surrounding one of Russian history's most infamous characters and his mysterious assassination.And it's all in episode 43 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Visit the website and become a 'Rogue with Benefits' Find me on X, Facebook, Instagram
A necrophiliac in Paris!Join 18th-century England's most deviant politician ( and that's saying something) on a fun-packed mini-break to the French capital.With wit, cross-dresser and execution enthusiast George Selwyn. How many horses does it take to pull a man apart?Why did Georgian high society pay good money to sit in a field?Is disguising yourself as a woman to watch an execution weird?These questions and several more will be answered in episode 42 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of Bad Behaviour in period costume. Send me a roguish messageThanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Visit the website and become a 'Rogue with Benefits' Find me on X, Facebook, Instagram
High fashion meets highway robbery with the seventeenth century's most lusted-after gentleman thief, Claude Duval.It's a flamboyantly dressed tale of rampant flirting, lewd piccolo playing and an appalling French accent. Why was France full of posh Englishmen in the 1650s?How many masked women can visit one man's prison cell?Can you dance provocatively in stiff leather boots?What was the content of the condemned man's secret final speech?All these questions and more will be answered in episode 41 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of Bad Behaviour in period costume.Send me a roguish messageThanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Sign up & become a 'Rogue With Benefits' : HERE Find me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
In an extra rude episode, meet 19th-century England's most prolific and energetic smut collector.Henry Spencer Ashbee.Listener discretion is advised - Those Victorians could be spicy!Just how much X-rated material could one gentleman collect?Who were his famous friends?Did he go blind?Was he the mysterious author of erotic classic "My Secret Life"?All these questions AND the chance to become an exclusive member of the Gallery with access to some very colourful features can be found in episode 40 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. Send me a roguish messageThanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Become a Lovable Rogue: HERE Find me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
Send me a roguish messageFind out why 69 is just a number to Regency England's most rampant geriatric - William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry, 'Old Q'.It's a heart warming tale of hot chocolate, comfy blankets, early nights and Greek-themed orgies. How does a man in his 80s 'please' the ladies?How fast can you drive a carriage?Why should you never accept a milkshake from this man?What would Horatio Nelson say?The answer to all these questions and a few more can be found in episode 39 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The Podcast of Bad Behaviour in Period Costume. Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Exclusive Shop: HERE Sign up to Newsletter: HERE Support on Patreon: HERE Find me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
No one expects the fifteenth century's biggest party pooper, Tomas de Torquemada and the Spanish Inquisition.What should you do if you see someone wearing fancy clothes on a Sunday?How many ways can you denounce your neighbour?Is a 'Papal Bull' a type of livestock?Was Torquemada evil or just 'over-keen'?The answers to these questions ( and some dungeon sound effects) can be found in episode 38 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The Podcast of Bad Behaviour in Period Costume.Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Exclusive Shop: HERE Sign up to Newsletter: HERE Support on Patreon: HERE Find me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
Take a walk on the very wild side in 18th century London with teenage "Lad About Town," William Hickey.There's sex, booze, fighting and disrespecting of elders - what's the youth of yesterday coming to?Is stealing a rowing boat morally unacceptable? Which was the most violent pub in London - possibly?What do you do when caught in bed with another man's mistress?Should you ever drink anything described as "..a villainous compound of filth?" All these and many more questions will be answered in episode 38 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Exclusive Shop: HERE Sign up to Newsletter: HERE Support on Patreon: HERE Find me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
After a bit of a break, Rogues Gallery Uncovered returns. Join Hollywood's most misbehaved duo, David Niven and Errol Flynn, as they water ski and roister through the 1930s - leaving a trail of broken hearts and heads in their wake.How gleefully unreliable can one man be?What was 'special' about 'OK Freddie'?Why wasn't Niven in Gunga Din?Why did Flynn get angry on behalf of his horse?All these questions, and so many more will be answered in a celebrity packed episode 37 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behavior in period costume.Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Exclusive Shop: HERE Sign up to Newsletter: HERE Support on Patreon: HERE Find me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
Keep your hands where everyone can see them while attending this stern lecture warning of the physical and moral decay brought about by the 19th century's most destructive social contagion - MASTURBATION!!It's a wrist achingly provocative tale of madness, blisters, breakfast cereals, female hysteria and abstinence. Are there any life and sanity threatening conditions NOT caused by masturbation?Why is spicy food evil?What is a 'four-pointed urethral ring' ?Does it really make you go blind? All these complex medical questions and more will be answered in episode 36 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Exclusive Shop: HERE Sign up to Newsletter: HERE Support on Patreon: HERE Find me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram
Ramble on in search of filth with Restoration London's most promiscuous, booze addled, royalty offending, saucy poetry writing genius - John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester.It's a disgraceful double-ended tale of Italian sex woodwork, highway robbery, park abuse and rhyming couplets. How many years did Rochester spend permanently drunk?How offensive was the poem he accidentally gave to King Charles II?What happened under the shrubbery in Hyde park when the sun went down?Was Rochester brilliant or awful or both? The answer to these and so many more questions will be answered in episode 35 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Read the full text of "A Ramble in Hyde Park" HEREEmail: simon@roguesgalleryonline.comVisit the website and exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HERESupport the gallery on Patreon HERESupport the show
Its "All Aboard" when the 18th century's most promiscuous sailor puts into as many ports as he can, with Admiral Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol. Enjoy a salty tale of multiple mistresses, naughty nunneries, and opera. How many brothels did he visit in one day?What did he wear when looking for love beneath bridges?Why was he forever grateful to a horseDid he ever have enough energy to do any sailing? All of these questions and many more will be answered in episode 34 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.comVisit the website and exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HERESupport the gallery on Patreon HERESupport the show
Be provoked beyond reason by 18th century Ireland's most quarrelsome and violent bully boy - George "Fighting" Fitzgerald. Its a short tempered tale of animal disguise, head trauma, gratuitous musketry and good old fashioned insanity.What did Fitzgerald do to his father - twice!?How did he stand when facing an armed opponent?Should you avoid him on a narrow street?Why should you not try and seduce his female travelling companion?All these questions will be answered in episode 33 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of Bad Behaviour in Period Costume. Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.comSupport the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the website and exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HERE Support the show
Enjoy non stop nineteenth century sexcapades with Queen Victoria's most prolific swordsman and erotic wordsmith - Edward Sellon.Its a shameless tale of peeping, pooping, penile stamina and pistols.Why should ladies refrain from playing hide and seek with him?How many 'affairs' could he conduct at any one time?What's the worst thing that can happen when cleaning a sailing ship?Should he have been allowed anywhere near a girls boarding school?The answers to these and equally sleazy questions can all be found in episode 32 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.comSupport the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the website and exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HERESupport the show
Brawling, duelling, thievery and seduction with the 17th century's most violent woman warrior - Catalina de Erauso. Its a bloody tale of senseless violence, nunnery escapades, greed, unbelievable coincidences and the Pope. Why did Catalina disguise herself as a man?How many times did she lose her temper and kill someone?What made her apologise profusely to her brother?Who was "The Cid"?All this and so much more will be answered in episode 31 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.comSupport the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the website and exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HERESupport the show
Enjoy a spectacular night on the lash in Victorian London with one of the 19th century's most prolific party animals, Henry Weysford Charles Plantagenet Rawdon-Hastings.It's a convivial tale of drinking, rat baiting, dancing girls, drinking, outrageous pranks, and menacing Scandinavians....... and drinking.Why should you always dance with a pocketful of coins?Who looked like "a giant blancmange"?What is so dangerous about Ratcliffe Highway?How much booze can four gentlemen of quality put away in a night?All will be revealed in episode 30 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.comSupport the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the website and exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HERESupport the show
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. Who was 'King of the Mohocks'?What is “Tippling the Lion”?How scared should I be?Is any of it true?Find out in episode 29 ( season 2) of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.comSupport the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HERESupport the show
Victorian SupermanHe 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.Why did Burton live with a family of monkeys?What did he use to hit one of his teachers over the head?Where did someone stick a spear in his body that made life difficult?What was the Cannibal Club?The answers to all these questions and more can be found in episode 28 of Rogue's Gallery Uncovered – the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Email: simon@roguesgalleryonline.comSupport the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HERESupport the show
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.Why did l'Olonnais hate the Spanish?Why would he have made a bad optician?What's the difference between a pirate and a privateer?What did his enemies do rather than be captured by him?The answers to all these questions and more can be found in episode 27 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.DON'T FORGET TO VOTE IN THE BARMY BUCCANEER POLLWhich of these violent ne'er-do-wells would you like me to feature next time I do an episode about pirates?Limb hacking Charles Gibbs Lip cooking Ned Lowe Log beating Daniel MontbarsEmail: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Support the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HERESupport the show
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.What did Ninon smuggle out of a nunnery in her underwear?How did Cardinal Richelieu waste his money?Why did no one go to the queen's parties?Did she really cheat the devil?The answers to all these questions and more can be found in episode 26 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Support the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HEREEmail: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Support the show
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. Support the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HEREEmail: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Support the show
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.What happened when he ended up in bed with Socrates?How annoyed was the king of Sparta when he slept with his wife?How many stone penises is he supposed to have broken?The answer to all these questions and man many more are all in episode 24 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume Support the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HEREEmail: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Support the show
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. Why was Elizabeth known as "The Blood Countess"?How many did she kill?What did she do with knitting needles?Did she really bathe in blood?Find out all the grisly answers in episode 23 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. Support the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HEREEmail: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Support the show
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.What was found shoved up Barkov's bottom?How unfeasibly well endowed was the hero of his most famous work?What happened when he spent three days with Catherine the Great?Who were his famous fans?The answers can all be found in episode 22 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. Support the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HEREEmail: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Support the show
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.Support the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HEREEmail: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com ( Who do the initials CB refer to?) Support the show
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. Support the gallery on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HEREEmail: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Support the show
Meet Mae West, the Hollywood icon who invented sex, at the beginning of her scandalous careerIt's a shocking tale of prostitution, playwrighting, prize-fighters and jazz. What did all the boys shout when she was on stage?Why was she arrested?How bad were the reviews of her play “Sex”?Did she care?How many orgasms did she give a lover in one night?Find out in episode 19 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered – the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume. Buy a “Bad Girl Good Behaviour” T-Shirt HERESupport the gallery on Patreon HERESign up for the newsletter and become “A Lovable Rogue” HEREEmail: simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Its Flogging, Fustigation and Fun & Games with Regency London's most successful dominatrix (and BDSM pioneer) Teressa Berkley. Visit her specially appointed salon in the heart of the city, pay at the door and bend over as we explore 19th century England's fascination with "six of the best." Did "Flogging Houses" have royal clients? (of course they did) What was the legendary "Berkley Horse"? and how did it work?How many whips, rods, canes and switches did she have?What is "Punitive Greenery"?The painful answers to all these questions and more can found in episode 18 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Support the podcast on Patreon HEREVisit the exclusive store HERECheck out the website HERESupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Charming the dames, killing the opposition and taking care of business with the 1930s most glamorous gangster - "Bugsy" Siegel.Its a tale of Hollywood extravagance, contract killing, high society and the birth of Las Vegas.What happened when "Bugsy" caught someone cheating at cards?What did he try to sell Benito Mussolini?Why was his girlfriend so popular?Who was the only actor who stood up to him?All the answers and more to be found in episode 17 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.This podcast has just reached 10,000 downloads - thank you to all "Lovable Rogues"Visit the new online store HEREEmail me at simon@roguesgalleryonline.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Join the self pleasuring French literary giant as he explores the delights and diseases of the mysterious East. Its a grubby tale of 19th century sex tourism, habitual masturbation, writers block and VD.Why couldn't Flaubert leave himself alone?What happened when he visited a bathhouse?Were the contents of his letters home explicit?Did he write Madame Bovary?All this and more will be answered in episode 16 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Visit the website/subscribe/sign up HERERead Flaubert's own account of his Egyptian journey HERERead Madame Bovary HERE Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Meet the port loving, dog fighting, bare knuckle boxing, speed racing Regency gentleman who spent £20 million doing what the hell he liked.Its a tale of biblical drinking, nudity and a total disregard for personal safety.How many bottles did he get through every day?How did his pet monkey die?Why did he set himself on fire?All the answers can be found in episode 15 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Visit the website HERESubscribe to the podcast HERESupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Its "Danger High Voltage" with the 18th century's most tech savvy sex expert - Dr James GrahamHow did his electric sex bed work?Why did he bury himself in soil?What is "Locking the cock"?Experience a passionate session on the famous bed in the company of a typical well heeled 18th century couple - rubber soled footwear is advisable. Episode 14 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Visit the website and sign up for the newsletter HEREWiki info on persons mentioned in this episode.Benjamin Franklin HERE Catherine Macaulay HERE Georgina Cavendish HERE David Garrick HERE Elizabeth Armistead HEREMary Robinson HERE Gustavus Katterfelto HEREEmma Hamilton HERESupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Extreme violence, senseless butchery, tactical vomiting and poetry.It's hard drinking, hard rhyming, easily offended Viking heart throb Egill Skallagrimsson.How many men did he kill in combat?How much ale did he drink in one session?Why did he take an axe to a football match?How much of this true? Read the full text of his saga HERELearn what a Blood Eagle is HERE Episode 13 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costumeSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
What a way to go!Did the French president die while having a "sex act" performed on him by his mistress?Did that mistress then go on to murder her husband and her own mother?What did the newspapers have to say?What do the French call having an orgasm?All this and more revealed in Episode 12 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - The podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.Sign Up and Become " A Lovable Rogue"roguesgalleryuncovered.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Marvel at the jaw dropping cruelty and mean spiritedness of the 18th century's most unpleasant millionaire.Discover what happened to his ex girlfriends ( its weird and disturbing) Does this make him a terrible c***? YOU decide. Sign Up and Become " A Lovable Rogue" roguesgalleryuncovered.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Rogues Gallery UncoveredEpisode 10 Pearl's NecklaceSplashing out on the finer things in life with the nineteenth century's most extravagant courtesan. Its a whirlwind of sex, parties, fireworks, horses and expensive gifts as Cora's charms entrance French nobility.But what happened to her painted dog?Sign Up and Become " A Lovable Rogue" roguesgalleryuncovered.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Rogues Gallery UncoveredEpisode 9Sex God SlapheadHe'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. Sign Up & become "A Lovable Rogue"roguesgalleryuncovered.comSuggested ReadingLucy Hughes-Hallett: The Pike; Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Rogues Gallery UncoveredEpisode 8Hey Nonny! Its the Love DoctorIt'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. Sign Up & become "A Lovable Rogue"roguesgalleryuncovered.comFurther ReadingDr Simon Foreman: A Most Notorious PhysicianSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Rogues Gallery UncoveredEpisode 7Nero'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.Its a possibly libellous tale of appalling poetry, sadistic violence, narcissism and magnificent architecture.Sign Up & become "A Lovable Rogue"roguesgalleryuncovered.comFurther Reading Nero and the Art Of Tyranny - Hareth al Bustani Nero: the man behind the myth - Thorsten OpperMusicSanctum by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.auMusic promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Rogues Gallery UncoveredEpisode 6 Whip It! - Lola MontezIts 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.Further Reading Lola Montez: A Life - Bruce SeymourLola Montez: Her Life and Conquests - James MortonSign up and become "A Lovable Rogue"roguesgalleryuncovered.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Rogues Gallery UncoveredEpisode 5: Diary of a SadmanRenowned 17th century diarist Samuel Pepys wrote some of his famous diary in code. Find out why and uncover his seedy Restoration secrets.Access the full text of his diary herehttps://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/Visit the website and sign up to become a "Lovable Rogue"https://www.roguesgalleryonline.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Rogues Gallery UncoveredEpisode 4: Unlawful, Unpleasant & Unclean.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.Suggested Reading Andrew McCall: The Medieval Underworld (1979) Website: https://www.roguesgalleryonline.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Rogues Gallery UncoveredEpisode 3: I've Really Got The ShakesHow legendary actor and bon viveur John Barrymore drank his way through the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. Suggested ReadingGregory William Manck, Charles Heard, Bill Nelson: Hollywood's Hellfire Club: The Misadventures of John Barrymore, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn and the Bundy Drive Boys.Visit the Website https://www.roguesgalleryonline.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Rogues Gallery UncoveredEpisode 2: Everyone's Gone Fanny Mad.How Fanny Murray, eighteenth century England's most desirable celebrity, became so successful she could literally afford to eat money.Suggested Reading Hallie Rubenhold: The Covent Garden Ladies (2006) Dan Cruickshank: The Secret History of Georgian London (2009)Julie Peakman: Lascivious Bodies ( 2004)Visit my website and sign up to the newsletter to become "A Loveable Rogue" https://www.roguesgalleryonline.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
Rogues Gallery UncoveredEpisode 1: " A Quiet Night at the Cock Tavern"Restoration London's most outrageous drinking session gets blasphemously out of hand.The story of how seventeenth century wit Sir Chares Sedley managed to offend an entire city.Suggested reading Fergus Linnane - The Lives of the English Rakes (2007) Visit the website: https://www.roguesgalleryonline.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
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.For more roguish content, visit roguesgalleryuncovered.com Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/RoguesGallery)
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