Oscar Wilde — The Rest Is History Vault

First Episode Appearance: 341: The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Sex and Scandal (Part 1)15 Jun 2023
Last Episode Appearance: 342: The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Downfall and Prison (Part 2)19 Jun 2023
Year Range: 1880 – 1895

The Rest Is History episodes about Oscar Wilde

341: The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Sex and Scandal (Part 1)Part 1
2023-06-15 • 1880 – 1895
From the The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Fame, Scandal, and Imprisonment
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” As his most popular work, "The Importance of Being Earnest", hints at, Oscar Wilde’s life was a complicated one. Perhaps the most famous gay martyr in hist…
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342: The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Downfall and Prison (Part 2)Part 2
2023-06-19 • 1895
From the The Trials of Oscar Wilde: Fame, Scandal, and Imprisonment
It’s 1895, and with the libel case brought against the Marquess of Queensbury having collapsed, Oscar Wilde is now arrested and charged with committing acts of “gross indecency”. With former lovers, h…
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