How to Get Cancelled in the Tudor Court
Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
History Hit
4.8 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Who was Lettice Knollys? And why was she expelled from Elizabeth I's court?
Kate is joined by Estelle Paranque in this episode to find out how a man came between loving cousins, and explore whether getting with your friend's crush has EVER been acceptable.
This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. The producer was Sophie Gee. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.
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| 0:35.4 | Hello my lovely betwixters. It's me, Kate Lister. Welcome back once again to Bertwix the Sheets. Hello, fancy seeing you round here. Do come in and take a seat. But before we go any further, I do have to tell you, once again, and from now, until the end of time, this is an adult podcast spoken by adults to other adults, about adult, things, you wake up and a range of all the subjects need to be an adult too. |
| 0:55.1 | Right on with the show. |
| 1:01.5 | There are so many unwritten rules in life. |
| 1:04.0 | Don't play TikToks loud out in public, that is a big one. |
| 1:07.3 | Face outwards in a lift. |
| 1:08.8 | Don't scroll through photos when someone passes you their phone, ever. |
| 1:13.0 | And don't shag your mate's siblings. |
| 1:14.8 | Just don't do that. |
| 1:16.1 | It's weird. |
| 1:17.6 | Because if you do, it can all get very, very messy indeed. |
| 1:21.3 | Thank you. Hello and welcome back to Betwixtashit to The History of Sex Scandal and Society with me, Kate Lester. |
| 1:51.5 | Getting on the wrong side of the Tudors is famously a bad idea. |
| 1:55.2 | It will make you considerably shorter if nothing else. |
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