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Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

Join sex historian Dr Kate Lister on Betwixt the Sheets as she gets intimate with the stories that would make your history teacher blush.What were the Victorians really like behind closed (bedroom) doors? How did the Black Death favour women in medieval England? And what was Caesar like in the sack?Join Kate as she bed-hops around different time periods; from ancient civilisations, to the middle ages, to renaissance and early modern...right up to now.You’ll laugh, you’ll wince, and you’ll ask

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39:18

Flagellation Brothels: Georgian Spanking Houses

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &... ·

2024/07/23

18th century London was a haven for kinky connoisseurs, and flagellation houses were at the heart of it.Whatever your preference to be spanked by - birches, whips, paddles - they had you covered.What went on behind closed doors? Who was being spanked, and why was it all the range for upper class men?Taking Kate into this naughty underworld today is Julie Peakman, author of Lascivious Bodies: A Sexual History of the Eighteenth Century.This episode was edited by Tom Delargy, the producer was Stuart

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47:55

Incest & Royalty: House of the Dragon & Beyond

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2024/07/19

With the House of the Dragon featuring *that* incest scene, we thought we'd look into the real history of sexual relations within families.Has it always been taboo? How have the necessary degrees of separation between partners grown and shrunk over the years? And why were so many royal families keenon familial relations in the past...Hapsburg chin anyone?Kate is Betwixt the Sheets with Brian Connolly to discuss the history of incest, an episode suggested to us by a listener. You can read more of

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40:27

Gaslighting to Woke: Origins of Modern Buzzwords

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2024/07/16

What does it mean to be 'woke'? What did the bluesman Leadbelly mean when he coined the phrase? And what does a story set in Victorian London have to do with the term gaslighting?Joining Kate today is Robbie Morgan, Lecturer and Consultant in Applied Ethics at Leeds University, to chat about the buzzwords we use and how their meanings have changed for better and worse since they were first coined.This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.Voting

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36:54

Surprising History of Redheads: From Prehistoric...

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &... ·

2024/07/12

Boudica. Elizabeth I. Ed Sheeran. The history of the redhead goes back thousands of years, and it fluctuates from prejudice in medieval Europe, to the height of fashion in Protestant England.2% of the global population are redheads, so if you are one, you're one of a special few.Jacky Colliss Harvey, author of Red: A History of the Redhead, joins Kate Betwixt the Sheets to explore red hair throughout the ages, debunking myths and analysing its place in society.This episode was edited by Tom Delargy,

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40:16

Queer London & The Post-War Moral Panic

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2024/07/09

In the wake of the Second World War, a moral panic swept through Britain around a rise in homosexuality.London was the heart of this scare because of how thriving and vibrant the gay scene was.How did lawmakers react during time? What affect did class have on the gay experience? And amongst the darkness of the period, what joy could be found?Joining Kate today to explore this time is Peter Parker, author of Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959.This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The

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47:09

Emperors & Scandals in Ancient Rome with Mary Beard

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2024/07/05

What happens at a Roman emperor's dinner party? Why would you be lucky to get out alive? And how are emperors even chosen?Joining Kate today is the one, the only Mary Beard, to take us back to Ancient Rome and help separate the facts from the myths.Mary's latest book,Emperor of Rome, is out now in paperback.This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE

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35:21

Sex & Scandal in UK Politics

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2024/07/02

With the UK election a mere few days away (at time of release), what better time to look back at some of the biggest scandals in our political history?In this episode, Kate's exploring the notorious Profumo affair of the early 1960s and the Thorpe Affair of the 1970s.They had it all: sex, espionage and corruption at the highest level of society. It's no wonder they caught the attention of the world's media.Joining Kate today is Richard Davenport-Hines, author of An English Affair: Sex, Class and

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45:12

Origins of the Patriarchy

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &... ·

2024/06/28

Whose idea was the patriarchy? How long has it been a part of our lives? And how do we even define it?For something that's so prevalent in most of our lives, it can sometimes feel like there's an inevitability to it.However, there are so many examples of alternatives, and surprising reasons to its origins.Exploring all of this with Kate today is Angela Saini, author of The Patriarchs: How Men Came To Rule.This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was

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31:01

Incest in Ancient Egypt

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2024/06/25

From recent research we know that the great boy king Tutankhamun was a result of incest.How did it effect him? And was incest in Ancient Egypt mostly for symbolic reasons of retaining power, or did it go further than that?Joining Kate today is the wonderful Sarah Parcak, archaeologist and Egyptologist, to help us find out more. Importantly, they also touch on why the Ancient Egyptians found lettuce sexy.This episode was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was

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46:21

Sex Life of Henry VIII

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2024/06/20

When we think of Henry VIII we think of a big, blood thirsty tyrant.But was there more to this caricature of a king then we give him credit for? Joining Kate today to help us get to know this man better is the fantastic Tracy Borman, author of Henry VIII and the men who made him.Why did Henry love his daily horoscopes? How did his hypochondria affect his sex life? And was he in, in fact, a bit of a prude?This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte

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44:05

The REAL Bridgerton: Historians React To Season 3

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2024/06/18

*SPOILER ALERT: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS DETAILS OF SEASON 3 OF BRIDGERTON*With the second part of season 3 of Bridgerton dropping on Netflix in the last few days, Kate is joined by Catherine Curzon, author of Inside the World of Bridgerton: True Stories of Regency High Society, to break down how it stands up to historical accuracies of the era.How does season 3 match the historical goings on of the time? How did gossip become a form of power for women? Especially in a society that didn't allow them a

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45:43

Tudor Lesbians

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2024/06/14

Throughout history, it's mostly been queer men who were persecuted under the historical sodomy laws, but the Tudor period saw a spike in women being tried under it.Why was this? And why was it mostly happening in what is modern day Belgium and Netherlands?Joining Kate today is historian Jonas Roelens, who specialises in sexuality in the early modern period, to explore the unique things that were happening in Europe during this time that gave rise to such persecutions.His book, Citizens and

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56:25

The Betrayal of Mary Queen of Scots

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2024/06/11

Mary Queen of Scots had a life that resembled a Game of Thrones plot: she had awful taste in men, and a cousin in Queen Elizabeth I of England, who - spoiler alert - eventually signed her death warrant.In the face of some outrageous adversity, though, Mary Queen of Scots was an extraordinary woman and queen.Was it all bad luck, or was there poor judgement from Mary, too? What are some of the conspiracies that brought about her downfall? And what's her legacy that lasts to this day?Joining Kate today

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45:55

Tudor Origins of the Condom

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &... ·

2024/06/07

What were condoms like in Tudor times? Before you were able to pop to the supermarket to pick some up, where did people buy them?Joining Kate today is historian Dr. Kate Stephenson, to explore what the earliest evidence of condoms is, just how effective they were, and to smash some of the myths surrounding their history.This episode was edited by Tom Delargy, the producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.Voting is open for the Listener's Choice Award at the British Podcast

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37:33

Incest in Ancient Rome

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2024/06/04

What's the worst thing you could accuse someone of in Ancient Rome? There are a few strong candidates, but incest is definitely up there.In today's episode, Kate speaks with Roman historian, Emma Southon, author of A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women, to find out more about the different ways the Ancient Romans thought about incest.This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original

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43:07

The REAL Bridgerton: Georgian Drugs & Alcohol

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2024/05/31

The third season of Bridgerton is out and we are back in sexy scandalous Georgian society. But while we watch, we're taking a step back to ask: how real is Bridgerton?On our third episode in our REAL Bridgerton mini-series, we're looking at the the booze and drugs that took 18th and early 19th century Britain by storm.Why was opium taken for health purposes? How did gin get the nickname "mother's ruin"? And what does it feel like to take snuff?Joining Kate today are Maddy Pelling, co-host of our

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43:00

Sex Work in Colonial Australia

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &... ·

2024/05/28

From the first fleet of convict ships arriving in Australia in 1788, sex work was a central part of the new society British colonialists were building.What was the reality for women when they arrived? What records are there of sex workers from this time? And how has sex work shaped modern Australia?Today, Kate's joined by the fantastic Rae Frances, author of Selling Sex: A Hidden History of Prostitution, to find out more about sex work in early Australia.This episode is edited by Tom Delargy. The

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43:08

The REAL Bridgerton: Queen Charlotte, Lord Byron &...

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &... ·

2024/05/24

The third season of Bridgerton is out and we are back in sexy scandalous Georgian society. But while we watch, we're taking a step back to ask: how real is Bridgerton?On this second episode in our REAL Bridgerton mini-series, we're looking at the royals and celebrities who filled the newspapers during 18th and early 19th century Britain.What was Queen Charlotte really like? What was the genius Mozart's fascination with fart jokes? And was Lord Byron as dangerous to know as they say he was?Joining

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43:12

History of Monogamy

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &... ·

2024/05/21

From the earliest iterations on the plains of Africa, to 21st century reconsiderations of it: are humans meant to be monogamous?Joining Kate today is Helen Fisher, author of ANATOMY OF LOVE: A Natural History Of Mating, Marriage, And Why We Stray, to shed a light on our own relationship with this ancient social status.How successful is it really? And will it survive well into the future?This episode was edited by Tom Delargy. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte

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48:14

The REAL Bridgerton: Georgian Sex

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &... ·

2024/05/17

The long-awaited third season of Bridgerton is here! And with it, we all become obsessed with a particularly sexy version of Regency-era history.Today's episode is the first in our mini-series on the REAL Bridgerton. Across four episodes we'll uncover Georgian attitudes to drugs and alcohol, insights into the celebrities of the time, and a re-cap on the historical accuracies of the latest season.First and foremost, though, what was sex really like in Georgian England? How effective were the

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