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Sounds,10 Jan 2025,45 mins,

What was Sex Like in the Tudor times?

Betwixt The Sheets
Contains strong language and scenes of a sexual nature.

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WARNING: This episode includes adult themes and explicit words. Why did Henry VIII want everyone to know about his wet dreams? What animal product were condoms made from? And was coffee really ruining the sex lives of wives? Suzannah Lipscomb from the podcast, Not Just the Tudors, joins Kate Betwixt the Sheets to talk all things sex in the 16th century. Find out whether sex back then really was just to reproduce, the ‘discovery’ of the clitoris, and the truth about royal syphilis. Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Seyi Adaobi. All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media Betwixt the Sheets is a History Hit podcast.

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