Royal Sex

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

History Hit

Society, Sex, Scandal, Education, History

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Why did kings and queens have spectators on their wedding night? Was sex always just for the love of their country and the want of an heir, or were some royals into different kinks?

And what about outside marriage? From an official mistress who does not have sex with the king, to one who put laxatives in her rival’s food, what does it take to get and keep this position?

Kate is Betwixt the royal Sheets with bestselling author Eleanor Herman to find out the nitty gritty from the royal bedchambers.

This episode includes archive clips from Sixty Glorious Years, 1938 and The Private Life of Henry VIII, 1933.

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

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

Transcript

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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.
0:07.6	From Wundery and Gohanger podcasts, I'm F4hersh.
0:11.0	I'm Peter Frankapan, and in a brand new series,
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.
0:24.7	Follow now wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	A warning, as always, this episode.
0:35.0	We will be discussing things of an adult nature, as you would expect.
0:39.4	But if that isn't your cup of tea, feel free to tune out now.
0:42.6	No one is allowed now the King's marriage bed,
0:47.7	once it's been made ready.
0:50.2	Will Thou, Victoria, have this man, Albert,
0:53.0	to thy wedded husband, live together after God's ordinance
0:56.5	in the holiest state of matrimony?
1:01.0	The epitome of primness and proponness,
1:04.3	with chastity and purity of royal weddings.
1:07.9	Do we ever really consider the royals getting down and dirty?
1:11.3	Oh, that's both we do.
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