She rode zebras around Victorian London and bought her own artillery - Lady Meux

Podcast: Bloomin' Legends with Johnny Vaughan & Gavin Woods · Global

Opublikowano: 2026-09-09

She was a village butcher's daughter from Devon who reinvented herself twice, married into one of Britain's greatest brewing fortunes, and then drove around Victorian London in a carriage pulled by zebras. In this episode, Johnny Vaughan and Gavin "The Woodman" Woods take on Lady Meux, quite possibly the most eccentric woman in Victorian London, and a masterclass in what happens when high society refuses to accept you and you simply buy your way past it. What You'll Hear in This Episode: 🦓 The zebras – she had a high phaeton pulled by zebras, animals nobod...