Henry VIII vs. Catherine of Aragon | History's Worst Breakups
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
02/03/26
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Welcome to a brand new mini-series on Betwixt the Sheets, where our host, Dr Kate Lister, takes you through the most catastrophic breakups in history.
We're starting with one that our guest, author and historian Gareth Russell, calls "the most important breakup in British history by a country mile."
Find out the ins and outs of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon's breakup, including all the awful gossipy details.
This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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How Filthy Were the Victorians?
January 30
•40m
They say people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. The Victorians might have done well to live by that rule.
For all of the dirt that the Victorians threw at other eras, suggesting that all those who came before them were filthy, they weren't that clean themselves.
Lee Jackson joins Kate for this final episode of our filthy series to talk toilets and more. Lee is the author of ‘Dirty Old London’, ‘Palaces of Pleasure’ and ‘Dickensland: The Curious History of Dickens's London’
This episode was edited by Tim Arstall. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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Sex & Scandal behind Wuthering Heights
February 6
•50m
Wuthering Heights is a story full of passion, violence and sexual tension.
So it's no surprise that it shocked Victorian readers when it first came out. How did Emily Brontë, the daughter of a clergyman, create such a provocative world? How did the Brontê sisters write about sex and sexuality in their work? And how accurate is the new film to the original story?!
Joining Kate today is Dr Claire O'Callaghan, author and Brontë scholar, to take us back to Victorian England at the peak of the Industrial Revolution, and find out more about this scandalous story.
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This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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