Two Bites of the Apple

Lord Bath’s public image is that of an indulgent, eccentric, hedonistic, sexual libertine. Strictly Private shows that he is all that but he is also a prolific writer, artist, thinker – yet, what is most striking about him is that he has consciously lived his life according to his principles rather than those of his age or kind. Born to a life of privilege, having inherited one of the oldest titles, a fortune and a majestic stately home, he has flouted all the obligatory sexual, social, political conventions in a multitude of ways embracing polygamy, living against the conventional grain while articulating thought-provoking views on society and politics.