Behind the Bastards

Part Two: Beau Brummell: The First Celebrity and Inventor of the Suit and Tie

Robert sits down with Princess Weekes to finish talking about Beau Brummell, the first fashion influencer and modern celebrity, and discuss whether or not he was really a bastard. Sources: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://archive.is/2m3sj&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1UB6nX7LWoH2X61FhhlpaU" href="https://archive.is/2m3sj">Beau Brummell was a 19th-century fashion icon for men (archive.is)</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.aristocracy.london/beau-brummell-the-dandy-who-invented-mens-suits/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3TvSaXM7xielzs8YB2JMsE" href="https://www.aristocracy.london/beau-brummell-the-dandy-who-invented-mens-suits/">"Beau" Brummell, the Dandy Who Invented Men’s Suits (aristocracy.london)</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a26870204/beau-brummell-style-toxic-masculinity/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2cSMiLUs1-UTYacBbq_M9p" href="https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a26870204/beau-brummell-style-toxic-masculinity/">Beau Brummell Wasn’t a Hero of Modern Men’s Fashion. He Was a Villain. A Boring, Uptight Villain. (esquire.com)</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://reginajeffers.blog/2022/07/18/purchasing-commissions-during-the-napoleonic-wars/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Byhl9l6vVX89FcsmcfHWk" href="https://reginajeffers.blog/2022/07/18/purchasing-commissions-during-the-napoleonic-wars/">https://reginajeffers.blog/2022/07/18/purchasing-commissions-during-the-napoleonic-wars/</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol36no1/nigro-phillips/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1I4zHw_2N6T2FozZuH_DGs" href="https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol36no1/nigro-phillips/">A Revolution in Masculine Style: How Beau Brummell Changed Jane Austen’s World » JASNA</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://neverwasmag.com/2008/11/beau-brummell-the-most-stylish-history-maker/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2crRV2p7L60sMYp28InkDC" href="https://neverwasmag.com/2008/11/beau-brummell-the-most-stylish-history-maker/">Beau Brummell: The Most Stylish History Maker – Never Was (neverwasmag.com)</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/style/tmagazine/man-of-the-cloth.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0J6-os6JjxW49yFaPVE61J" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/style/tmagazine/man-of-the-cloth.html">Man of the Cloth - The New York Times (nytimes.com)</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.regencyhistory.net/blog/beau-brummell-regency-dandy&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3nTNwlfqU_31i-Lx6xivjI" href="https://www.regencyhistory.net/blog/beau-brummell-regency-dandy">Blog | Regency History</a> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416584587?psc%3D1%26language%3Den_US&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1721332902989000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3T5RZqelXgTEqeDRuUU8e0" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416584587?psc=1&amp;language=en_US">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416584587?psc=1&amp;language=en_US</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.