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The Many Faces of Richard Burton: Britain’s Wildest Explorer (and Soldier!)

The Many Faces of Richard Burton: Britain’s Wildest Explorer (and Soldier!)

Update: 2025-10-19
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Soldier, scholar, explorer, spy, shagger!




A man who spoke twenty-nine languages—plus a dozen more dialects.A man who carried the scars of a spear wound through both cheeks and still managed to insult people afterwards.


He was a man who was fascinated by the dark and mysterious corners of the world and of the human psyche.


Today we are going to Learn about one of Britain’s greatest explorers, an extreme character - complex and unconventional . . .sirs ma’am’s ladies and gents I give you the one and only Richard Francis Burton.


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The Many Faces of Richard Burton: Britain’s Wildest Explorer (and Soldier!)

The Many Faces of Richard Burton: Britain’s Wildest Explorer (and Soldier!)

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