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How Bloody Was 'Bloody Mary'?
Episode 368
Before Mary I was Queen, no other woman had worn the crown of England.
This made her a Tudor trailblazer, and a target.
During her short reign she burn…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
How To Fake Virginity
Episode 367
Why, just why, would one put a leech up their .. you know where? It's all in the name of virginity, or the faking of it.
Kate is joined by Dr Julia Ma…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Inside Concentration Camp Brothels
Episode 366
Even among Holocaust researchers, this subject is taboo. Starting in 1942, the Nazis set up brothels inside some of the camps, not for the guards, bu…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Wife-Swapping Magician of the Tudor Court
Episode 365
The 16th century was a dangerous time to be talking about magic and hidden forces, so how did John Dee end up being invited into Elizabeth I's court?…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Inside a Wild West Brothel
Episode 364
Shoot outs, hard drinking and gambling. The Wild West is remembered for it's general lawlessness, but what might life have been like for the first wo…
1 year ago
The Boleyn Who Betrayed Henry VIII
Episode 363
She was executed on Henry VIII's orders alongside Catherine Howard, and was sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn and the King. She lived in the heart of the …
1 year ago
Inside Imperial Japan's Brothels
Episode 362
After the first licensed brothel opened in the 17th century, how was sex work thought of in Japan throughout the following centuries?
From the brothel…
1 year ago
The Scandalous Royal Mistress Who Ruled France
Episode 361
Is this strangest threesome in royal history?!
We're endlessly fascinated with the lives of royal mistresses, and this has to be one of the most notor…
1 year ago
Inside The 18th Century Brothel Ship
Episode 360
Why did a British ship carry over 200 women to Australia in the late 18th century? In this episode, we are going inside the Lady Juliana, a convict t…
1 year ago
History's Worst F*ckboys: Rasputin
Episode 359
Rasputin presented himself as a mystic healer, and preached that the only way to salvation was through sin — which sometimes, if rumour is to be beli…
1 year ago