Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
5.0/5
Critic Rating
Join sex historian Dr Kate Lister on Betwixt the Sheets as she gets intimate with the stories that would make your history teacher blush.What were the Victorians really like behind closed (bedroom) doors? How did the Black Death favour women in medieval England? And what was Caesar like in the sack? Join Kate as she bed-hops around different time periods; from ancient civilisations, to the middle ages, to renaissance and early modern...right up to now.You’ll laugh, you’ll wince, and you’ll ask yourself how much has actually changed.Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Lilli Petersen • Huff Post • Dec 12, 2024
"Smart and witty, Lister discusses her topics with the expertise of academia and the sass of a gossip blog. But Lister and her guests don’t limit themselves to the fluff and gossip of history — there’s real analysis of the stakes involved in the politics of sex, gender and social structures across years and cultures. "
