Rogues Gallery Uncovered

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.

 A heartless privateer who terrorised the Caribbean during The Golden Age of Piracy...the bloodthirsty scourge of the Spanish navy. This is not Jack Sparrow!!
Sign up for a voyage of piracy, plunder, torture, and historical true crime from Tortuga to  Hispaniola with one of maritime history's most infamous pirates. 
Hide your doubloons and enjoy this episode.

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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 queen Marie-Thérèse's parties?
• Did Ninon 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.

A courtesan, libertine, intellectual and feminist icon she was an Enlightenment free thinker and socialite who facinated the Paris of Louis XIV and was a pioneer of sexual freedom. Ask for entery to her literary salon and enjoy this episode. 

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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.

He's everyone’s favourite Elector of Saxony, Augustus II, one of the Baroque era's most eccentric members of European Royalty - who combined diplomacy and political alliances with military campaigns, royal scandals and feats of strength. Even if you’re not part of the  Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth you’re sure to enjoy this especially Saxon episode.

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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.

He'd be happy to know that he is a major figure in Greek history and legend of   Ancient Athens. Military leader, hero of the Peloponnesian War and the Sicilian Expedition he played a unique part in Athenian-Sparta relations and really annoyed the Persian Empire. 
He was a narcissist’s, narcissist so if you are not too busy loving yourself you will love this episode.    

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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. 

One of the most controversial figures in Hungarian History, she's a Gothic horror story come to life. An infamous woman and one of history’s greatest villains, from her scary home of Castle Čachtice she inspired vampire myths and may have been an inspiration for Bram Stoker's Dracula.
If you are a fan of true crime and untrue horror, wait until nighttime and enjoy this episode.   

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Putting the "Verse" into "Perverse" with Russia's rudest 18th century 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.
He's a giant of Russian literature, but you may never have heard of him.

• 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. 

Lurking in the pages of forbidden literature, Russian satire and bawdy humour, the controversial figure who wrote some of history’s' most explicit poetry gets some time in the spotlight. Combining humour and wit with social commentary,   vernacular language and filth, if you like naughty stanzas you’ll enjoy this episode.
 

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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?) 
 
An anti-reform British politician who amused and scandalised parliament during the Victorian era with his eccentric opinions. Redefining the word 'Conservative' his traditionalism, opposition to change and 'Colonel Blimp' style demeanour secured the moaning Member of Parliament’s place in British political history. 
If you think everything was better in the old days, you'll really enjoy this episode.

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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, Baron Mohun picks fights with anyone who gets in his way.
But has he bitten off more than he can stab?

• Pistols or swords- which is his favourite?
• Was it always a duel to the death?
• Did he adhere to the code of duelling ?
• Why was he such a prick?

Find out in episode 20 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

A typically eccentric member of the English Aristocracy, he scandalised Restoration England with his violent feuds, fatal duels, and unhinged behaviour. An English peer who fought as many legal battles as he did swordfights, this argumentative stalwart of London society cut more than a dash through the court of Queen Anne. 
If you're looking for a fight, you'll enjoy this episode.

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Meet Mae West, the Hollywood icon who invented sex, at the beginning of her scandalous career
It’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.

She was an actress, a comedienne, a pioneering woman, and a sex symbol who scandalised and thrilled the Golden Age of Hollywood. From rude beginnings in  Vaudeville to iconic roles in unforgettable 1930s movies, she became a feminist icon, screen legend, Broadway star and staunch opponent of censorship. 

Responsible for a library of famous quotes if you’ve ever wanted to come up and see her sometime , you’ll enjoy this episode.

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It's 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 be found in episode 18 of Rogues Gallery Uncovered  - the podcast of bad behaviour in period costume.

A pioneer of pleasure and pain, she features in historic erotica and is an icon of fetishism and BDSM history. Her scandalous story of  dominance and submission shines a light into the secret desires of Victorian society and unshackles the cultural taboos of 19th century Underground Culture.
Assume the position and enjoy this episode.

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