Age of Consent: Medieval Meaning, Victorian Scandals & Modern Relevance
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
10/06/23
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While the age of consent has fluctuated over time, it reveals some fascinating and enlightening things about how we view sexuality in society.
Today's guest, Laura Lammasniemi, professor at Warwick School of Law, takes us back in time to explore the many ways these laws have changed, and why they have just as much relevance now as they ever have done.
How did Medieval England interpret ideas of consent? Which Victorian scandal led to consent laws we keep in place today? And why have girls consent laws historically differed from boys?
Let's go Betwixt the Sheets to find out.
This episode was edited by Siobhan Dale and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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Sex: The Medieval Rules
October 3, 2023
•42m
Given that the medieval period covers the best part of 1000 years, there's a fair amount of sexual myth and beliefs to get through.
How kinky were people in those times? Was the chastity belt just a Victorian myth? And did women really put live fish into their vaginas and then feed them to their husbands?
All of these questions and more will be answered in today's episode of Betwixt the Sheets, which is from a conversation Kate had with Eleanor Janega recently over on History Hit's Gone Medieval podcast.
This podcast was edited by Siobhan Dale and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians like Kate Lister, Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Mary Beard and more.
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The WW2 Witch Trial of Hellish Nell
October 10, 2023
•37m
What made a working class woman from Edinburgh become such a threat to British intelligence services during the Second World War, that they tried her as a witch?
In today's episode, we're telling you the story of Helen Duncan, aka Hellish Brown, a medium who lays claim to being the last woman in England to be tried as a witch, culminating in her trial in 1944 under the 1735 Witchcraft Act.
Joining us is Jess Marlton, manager of Bodmin Jail where all sorts of paranormal events take place.
What made Duncan's performances so memorable? Why did her trial capture the public's imagination? And how does the 1735 Witchcraft Act live on today?
Let's go Betwixt the Sheets to find out.
This podcast was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.
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