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Hosted by History Hit · history · EN · 466 episodes
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 yourself how much has actually changed. Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society - a podcast from History Hit. History Hit is part of Little Dot Studios, a Certified B Corp™ Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.histo
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Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society is hosted by History Hit. The show has published 466 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ancient Rome's Biggest Sex Scandal" (23 October 2026, 47 minutes), "The Scary History of Fairies" (20 October 2026, 45 minutes), and "How To Swear Like A Viking" (16 October 2026, 45 minutes).
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 50 minutes across 466 episodes.
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History Hit hosts Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society, a history show with 466 episodes published.
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Episode #471
Is this the story of a sex crazed empress? Or just some good (really) old-fashioned gossip? Was Messalina, wife of Emperor Claudius, really a sex worker by night? And did she really marry another man whilst her very...
Episode #470
Forget what you think about fairies... they are not cute and definitely not harmless. In today's episode we're going back centuries to a time when they could take human form and were mentioned as part of the witch...
Episode #469
*TRIGGER WARNING: CONTAINS OLD NORSE SWEAR WORDS * How would you insult a Viking? What strange nicknames did they give each other? And what did a Viking rap battle sound like?! Brush up on your Old Norse and impress...
Episode #466
Why were the Nazis so fixated on birth rates? How did they encourage larger families? And what was their surprising angle on extramarital pregnancies? In essence, what was the Lebensborn policy? Taking us through Nazi...
Episode #465
Was Rasputin really Russia’s greatest love machine? Did he have any healing powers? And why might his penis be pickling in a jar? We're in the middle of some willy related episodes at the moment, and it would be wrong...
Episode #464
To many she's known as Lady Jane Grey, but history should remember her as Queen Jane I. She was only queen for 9 days in 1553, but this made her the first ever queen of England when she was just 16. What happened in her...
Episode #463
Small. Shrivelled. Separated from its owner. What has been said about Napoleon Bonaparte's penis? And how much of it is true? Dr Zack White joins Kate for this episode to discuss these rumours, and what kind of lover...
Episode #462
Marie Antoinette famously spent quite a lot of money and time on her outfits and make-up. But what would it feel like to actually wear it? Joining Kate in this episode is the amazing Casta Hex, historical drag queen...
Episode #461
In the midst of the most hostile period in Scottish history, comes a passionate lesbian love story. Set against post-Reformation Scotland, with Mary Queen of Scots on the throne, is Marie Maitland whose erotic lesbian...
Episode #460
The Romans have gone down as some of the greatest perverts of all time. But what really went on inside a Roman orgy? Joining Kate to get behind the bacchanalia is fan-favourite Emma Southon whose new book is Servus: How...
Episode #459
Josephine Baker went from poverty and segregation in St. Louis to becoming Paris’s most sensational showgirl, captivating Europe with her dancing, sexuality and scandalous performances. But behind her outrageous persona...
Episode #458
Mary Queen of Scots has gone down in history for her power struggle with her cousin, Elizabeth I. But this was just one of the challenges she faced. Another was that Mary's second husband, Lord Darnley, was one of...
Episode #457
The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the most famous works of medieval art in the world, but what do we actually know about it? Who made it? Where? Why? And are those actually human genitals? Kate is joined by Dave Musgrove...
Episode #456
Behind the impressive relics the Romans left behind lurks a much darker story: that most of Rome was built on the back of enslaved people. It's shocking to know that up to 30% of Roman society was made up of enslaved...
Episode #455
Elizabeth Bathory was a fabulously wealthy Noblewoman accused of torturing and killing some 600 women in the 16th century. Her story is popularly spoken about as one of history's deadliest women... but is it true? And...
Episode #454
It's the most famous sunken ship in history, but its story is surrounded by a lot of myth. Were the working classes locked below deck and doomed to drown? Could the Titanic have avoided the iceberg? And most importantly...
Episode #453
In 1909, the third and final woman hanged in Western Australia was executed. She had murdered three of her step children. What drove Martha Rendall to kill these children? Why did others in their neighbourhood stand by...
Episode #452
Malleus Maleficarum may sound like a spell but it is actually almost the opposite. This book was nicknamed the Hammer of Witches, and today we're finding out if it really started the European witch hunts. Kate is joined...
Episode #451
Until the 19th century in Britain, a woman killing her husband was guilty of worse than murder, she was guilty of petty treason. So what is petty treason? What is its very harsh punishment? And why was women killing...
Episode #450
Lord Nelson is remembered as one of history's greatest military commanders. His victories at the Battle of the Nile, the Battle of Copenhagen and the Battle of Trafalgar cemented his legendary status, as did his...
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