The Real Cleopatra
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
08/13/24
•45m
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Cleopatra. One of the most famous people from history, and remembered for her beauty, power and scandalous love affairs. But how accurate is her legacy?
Did you know she married not one, but two of her brothers? Or that she could speak eight languages? Or that she lived closer to the invention of the iPhone, than the construction of the pyramids (what?!).
Egyptologist Sarah Parcak joins Kate to get to the bottom of who the REAL Cleopatra was.
Mixer: Tomos Delargy. Producer: Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer: Charlotte Long
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The Curious History of Beds
August 9, 2024
•33m
Sex and beds have a long, interwoven history. Here on Betwixt we often cover sex history, but we haven’t done a deep dive into the history of where it’s often done... in bed.
So today we have something a little different for you, here’s an episode all about the history of beds, and it’s a story that will take us from medieval France, to 17th century Hertfordshire and beyond.
It’s an episode from our friends over at the Curious History of Your Home podcast, which you can follow here.
Betwixt the Sheets will be back with its usual programming on Tuesday.
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Sex Work in 18th Century Paris
August 16, 2024
•42m
Paris was a wild place in the 18th century.
It was the Age of the Enlightenment, cafe culture was exploding along with the world of ballet and opera, and there's the small matter of the Revolution in 1789.
Before that kicked off, though, there were estimated to be 30,000 sex workers in Paris, plus an additional 10,000 high-class courtesans.
What was the world of sex work like during this time? Who were the King's courtesans? And what happened to these people after the Revolution?
Joining Kate today is Nina Kushner, author of Erotic Exchanges: The World of Elite Prostitution in Eighteenth-Century Paris, to help us find out.
Edited: Tom Delargy. Producer: Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer: Charlotte Long.
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