Early Modern Murder

Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

What was the early modern version of CSI? Why might whole pubs have been singing an executed person’s final words? And was the crime of murder different back then?

In this episode, Kate spoke to Blessin Adams, a former member of the police who has been researching murders between the 16th and 18th centuries. Her book is called Great and Horrible News: Murder and Mayhem in Early Modern Britain.

*Warning - this episode contains mentions of murder, torture, infanticide, suicide, miscarriage, abortion and some gruesome details*

Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Sophie Gee.

Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.

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0:00.0	Everyone leaves a legacy.
0:02.2	But a legacy can change over time as new generations
0:05.6	re-examine old preputations.
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0:14.0	we're exploring the lives of some of the biggest characters in history,
0:17.4	from Napoleon to Picasso.
0:19.2	And asking, what does their past tell us about our present?
0:23.4	This is legacy.
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0:30.0	Hello, my lovely Bit Twixters.
0:34.6	It's me, Kate Lister.
0:36.2	I am here to forewarn you, for arm you, and for tell you.
0:41.0	Is that a word?
0:41.9	Of the smuts to come.
0:43.2	This is your fair dues warning.
0:46.1	Fair dues, everybody.
0:47.4	This is a podcast about adult themes spoken to other adults by adults
0:51.0	in an adulty way, covering an adult's topic.
0:53.1	And you should also be an adult.
0:56.1	Actually, today we are talking about murder cases,
0:59.2	historical murder cases.
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