Dildos, Defamation & Disguise - John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester 1673

Ramble on in search of filth with Restoration England's most promiscuous, booze addled, royalty offending, saucy genius - Restoration poet and libertine, 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.

He was the most outrageous character in 17th century London whose scandalous life and bawdy satire shocked the royal court - and even offended king Charles II.
Is his infamous reputation as a debauchee well deserved? open a bottle of claret, loosen your doublet and find out.  

Read the full text of "A Ramble in Hyde Park" HERE

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