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Sounds,12 Dec 2025,54 mins,

Sex and Scandal of Medieval Royals

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

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What did Queen Isabella of France do to deserve the nickanem She-Wolf? What sex scandals happened in the 14th century? And why did the Black Death improve peoples' sex lives?! Joining Kate today is the fantastic author and historian, Helen Carr, to take us back to this time to find out. This episode was edited by Tim Arstall and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick. All music from Epidemic Sounds. Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.

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