King Kick Ass - Augustus the Strong 1720

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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