EPISODE · Jan 25, 2023 · 21 MIN
Beer Monster - On the lash in Victorian London 1866
from Rogues Gallery Uncovered · host Simon Talbot
Enjoy a spectacular bender 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 alehouses, drinking,rat baiting, dancing girls, drinking, outrageous pranks,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. Come on an exhausting tour of public houses , taverns, and gin palaces alongside a pioneer of drinking culture and arch enemy of the Temperance Movement. The alcohol consumption is heroic, the drunkenness extreme and somewhere among the gin haze is a bit of social history. Grab a beer, say 'Damm your eyes' to prohibition and enjoy this episode...God Save Queen Victoria!Thanks for listening. Stay Roguish!Email: [email protected] Visit the website and become a 'Rogue with Benefits' Find me on X, Facebook, Instagram
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Enjoy a spectacular bender 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 alehouses, drinking,rat baiting, dancing girls, drinking, outrageous pranks,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 ...
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