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What Made You Ugly In Medieval Times?
Episode 319
Beauty fads come and go - remember super low-rise jeans in the 90s? IYKYK.
What was considered cool and beautiful in the medieval period? What skincar…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Hangwoman of 18th Century Ireland
Episode 318
Imagine an executioner. Are they big, strong, cloaked and masked? Are they male? Probably - because most executioners in history have been. Today, th…
1 year, 5 months ago
What Made You Ugly In Ancient Rome?
Episode 317
What was a Roman skincare routine like? Why did the beard make a comeback under Emperor Hadrian? And what did it mean to be ugly in this time?
In this…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Truth About Medusa
Episode 316
You could be forgiven for thinking the Greek myth of Medusa has zero relevance to us today. Snake for hair?!
But as you'll hear in today's episode, sh…
1 year, 5 months ago
History's Worst F*ckboys: Henry VIII
Episode 315
Charismatic, passionate, insatiable - Henry VIII is known across the world as the king who had 6 wives, and a few mistresses on the side. But was Hen…
1 year, 5 months ago
What Happened On A Medieval Wedding Night?
Episode 314
We've been tying the knot for thousands of years in one way or another, but what did a medieval wedding look like?
The church had very strict ideas ar…
1 year, 5 months ago
History's Worst F*ckboys: Casanova
Episode 313
Can you imagine being SO smooth-talking and seductive your surname becomes an actual noun in the dictionary to describe someone who has a reputation …
1 year, 5 months ago
Nell Gwyn: Celebrity Mistress of King Charles II
Episode 312
How did a working class illiterate woman become King Charles II's favourite mistress?
Nell Gwyn was an incredibly talented comedy actor who came from …
1 year, 6 months ago
History's Worst F*ckboys: Emperor Caligula
Episode 311
Have you ever heard of the Emperor who made his horse a senator? Seems like a top bloke, right? Today on Betwixt the Sheets we’re going to meet (poss…
1 year, 6 months ago
Hysterectomies: 2000 Years of Care & Coercion
Episode 310
Today, it is one of the most commonly performed surgeries. But when was the hysterectomy, the removal of the uterus, first performed? How has this pr…
1 year, 6 months ago