Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
By History Hit
Join sex historian 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?
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.
Latest episode
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What Made You Ugly In The Ancient World?
When we think about Greek and Roman beauty, we think of marble statues of huge men with tiny...feet.But what did it mean to be a beautiful woman? What role did their ideas of ugliness play in these ideas? And how… -
Inside the Witch Trials: Salem | Fear In A New World
We often think of the witch trials as something in the deep and distant past.But, as we'll hear in today's episode, the attitudes and behaviour that led to witch trials is as present today as it was then. -
18th Century Dating: From Booty Calls to 'Bundling'
What was life like as a single person in the 18th century? What if you became pregnant out of wedlock?In today's episode, Kate talks to -
Inside the Witch Trials: Iceland | The Men Who Burned As Witches
When we think of the witch trials, we often think of women being charged.Whilst misogyny was at the heart of many of the witch trials, this isn't the full story.In this second episode… -
Nefertiti: Ancient Egypt's Lost Queen
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Inside the Witch Trials: Pendle | The Child Who Condemned Her Family
People in the 17th century were at spiritual war with the devil. It was a time of huge upheaval. What became known as the witch trials soon followed.In this first ep… -
Orgasms & Skincare According to a Medieval Nun
Hildegard of Bingen, the 12th century nun, was a certified genius and a true polymath.From her many side hustles to her skincare recommendations, she wrote about everything from what happens when the world ends t… -
Sex & Scandal in Catherine of Aragon's Court
When Henry VIII wanted a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, he needed to prove that she was not a virgin when they wed. One woman was key to proving this: Catalina of Motril, Catherine's enslaved servant who was a… -
Illegitimacy: Sex & Secrecy in the 18th Century
Why were children punished for illegitimacy in the 18th century? And what does the word even mean?The truth is quite shocking, and probably still affects a lot of the people you know today.<… -
Medieval Chastity Belts: History Unlocked
Sexual purity was hugely importance in the medieval world, especially for women.How did chastity work in practice? Why was it so important? And was the infamous chastity belt really used?
