Hello, my lovely betwixters. It's me, Kate Lister. You are you. I am me and this is betwixtor sheets.

Welcome back. But I think you know what's coming by now, don't you? Don't you? I certainly do.

But for any newbies that may have wandered in, I do have to tell you this is an adult podcast book by adults to other adults about adulty things in an adulty way, covering a range of adults subjects and you should be in adult too.

We call that the fair do's warning.

Right, you have been forewarned.

Let's crack on.

You might be wondering, why is Kate out for a walk in the medieval city of York? Well, that is a good question,

especially on a freezing January morning. Well, I'm out here doing some very important research

on the lives of single women so that you can stay all warm and snugly inside. You are welcome

betwixters. But if you were expecting sex in the city the medieval years, you might be a

tad disappointed. But there are still some amazingly scandalous stories to explore nonetheless,

especially at a time which to be visible as a single woman in society was a brave move,

which left you vulnerable to all sorts of wild accusations.

Oh, I'm so glad that we don't do that anymore.

But how did they do it?

Well, I am ready to find out if you are.

Music I'm I'm I'm Hello and welcome back to Betwixt the Sheets, the history of sex scandal and society with me, Kate Lister.

Take it from someone who knows the single tax is all too flipping real.

And that's me saying this in 2026,

so spare a thought for the medieval women who chose the single life. Granted, the idea of choice is not the same then as it is now. I mean, some chose it. Not always their choice,

but someone chose it. Some had singleness thrust upon them. I mean, some may have been widowed.

But what kind of a life could you expect if you decided that matrimony just wasn't for you in the medieval period?

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