Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society - INTRODUCING Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

Episode Date: March 22, 2022

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why did kings and queens have people cheering them on on their wedding nights? Who had the very first boob job and how many of your ancestors had their unmentionables pierced? I'm Kate Lister, sex historian, author and the creator of Hors of Yore. And on my new podcast, Betwixt the Sheets, The History of Sex, Scandal and Society, I am going to be unashamedly rooting around the topics which seem to have been skipped at school. Everything from landmark LGBTQ plus plus. court cases to political scandal and downright bizarre medieval aphrodisiacs. The etymology of swear words, gender bias in medicine, satanic panic and cults, there is nothing off limits. There is nothing

we won't talk about. We'll be bed-hopping around different time periods from the ancient civilizations up to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the early modern, right up to now. You'll laugh, you'll wince, you'll ask yourself how much has actually changed. join me, betwixt the sheets, The History of Sex Scandal in Society, a new podcast from History Hit. What do you look for a man? Oh, money, of course. You're supposed to rise when an adult speaks to you.

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