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

A podcast by History Hit

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History

219 Episodes

  1. Medieval Torture & Execution

    Published: 5/14/2024

  2. Menopause: History, ‘Hysteria’ & Hormone Revolutions

    Published: 5/10/2024

  3. Sex & Scandal in Charles II's Court

    Published: 5/7/2024

  4. History of Geishas

    Published: 5/3/2024

  5. Drunk Victorians: Moral Panic & Meat Wine

    Published: 4/30/2024

  6. Elvis Presley's Sex Life

    Published: 4/26/2024

  7. Ancient Greek Sexual Health: Wandering Wombs & Headless Beetles

    Published: 4/23/2024

  8. Sex in the Aztec Empire

    Published: 4/19/2024

  9. Fetishwear: A Kinky History

    Published: 4/16/2024

  10. The History of Drag Queens

    Published: 4/11/2024

  11. Sex & Scandal in King James' Court

    Published: 4/8/2024

  12. Viking Royalty: Nicknames, Love Poems & Victorian Myths

    Published: 4/5/2024

  13. History of Sh*t: Aztec Poo Goblins to Viking Turds

    Published: 4/2/2024

  14. Scandalous Sex Lives of Royalty

    Published: 3/29/2024

  15. The Dark History of Ballet

    Published: 3/26/2024

  16. Abraham Lincoln's Sex Life

    Published: 3/21/2024

  17. The Celebrity Sex Worker of Ancient Greece

    Published: 3/19/2024

  18. Viking Sexuality

    Published: 3/15/2024

  19. 18th Century Graffiti: Sex, Murder & Rebellion

    Published: 3/12/2024

  20. The Real Joan of Arc

    Published: 3/8/2024

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Why did kings and queens have spectators on their wedding night? Who had the very first boob job? And did our ancestors have their unmentionables pierced?Join historian, Kate Lister, Betwixt the Sheets as she unashamedly roots around the topics which seem to have been skipped in history class.Everything from landmark LGBTQ+ court cases, to political scandal, to downright bizarre medieval cures for impotence. The etymology of swear words, gender bias in medicine, and satanic panic and cults - there’s nothing off limits.She'll be bed-hopping 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 yourself how much has actually changed.So join Kate Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society - a podcast from History Hit.Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Get a subscription for £1 per month for 3 months with code BETWIXT sign up at historyhit.com/subscribe.You can take part in our listener survey here.