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Royal Favourites: The Filthy Earl of Rochester

· 50 min · Episode 567

Episode Royal Favourites: The Filthy Earl of Rochester

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**CONTAINS VERY STRONG LANGUAGE & ADULT THEMES**

What really went on behind closed doors in the scandalous court of the "Merry Monarch"? What made John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, both Restoration England's most notorious debauchee and sharpest literary mind?

Rochester's razor-sharp verse sliced through religious hypocrisy, court politics, and even the King’s own reputation, pushing the boundaries of royal patience further than anyone else dared.

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb and Rebecca Rideal explore the outrageous life of the ultimate libertine.

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Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, audio editor is Amy Haddow and the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

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