Welcome to Hysterical Figures, the lighter history podcast! Sit back and enjoy whilst author and podcaster Sam Bartram takes a light-hearted, comedic and accessible look at significant people from history, all for your delectation!

This series tells the story of a Victorian Art phenomenon, the pre-Raphaelite brotherhood. This exuberant band of sensationally talented artists exploded onto the scene in the 1840s, determined to rip up the rulebook and conventions of the British Art establishment and create their own slice of Art history. The rule book was well and truly tossed away when it came to their private lives as well – sex, scandals, affairs, addiction, prostitutes and digging up dead bodies – and that’s just for starters!

In this episode I’ll explore how the merry band got together, who they were and what on earth a pre-Raphaelite is, whilst in later episodes I’ll dig deeper into the lives of the three most successful members of the brotherhood, namely; John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and William Holman Hunt; and trust me, you’re going to enjoy every last salacious second of it. Doff your top hats and tighten your corsets as we head back to Victorian London.

Sam Bartram is a history graduate and author from Norfolk, England. His other works include the children’s adventure book series ‘Peter and Mille Adventures’ (available exclusively at Amazon).

Sam loves to correspond with readers and listeners. You can contact him on Twitter – his handle is @sbartramauthor.

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