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

History of Asexuality

We live in a hyper-sexualised world. But what if you don't take a sexual interest in anyone? Asexuality makes up roughly 1% of the population, and even though it will have been around as an identity since humans have been around, the language for it has a relatively recent history. Joining Kate today is Tony Bogaert, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/UNDERSTANDING-ASEXUALITY-Bogaert-Anthony-1963/dp/1442201002" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Understanding Asexuality</a>. Do people who are asexual enjoy romance still? Do they masturbate? And what role did the internet have in establishing it? Let's go Betwixt the Sheets to find out. This podcast was edited by Tom Delargy and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.  Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians like Kate Lister, Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Mary Beard and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code <a href="https://access.historyhit.com/checkout/subscribe/receipt?code=betwixt&amp;plan=monthly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BETWIXT</a>. Download the app on your smart TV or in the app store or sign up at <a href="http://historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">historyhit.com/subscribe</a>. You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.

Join sex historian Kate Lister on Betwixt the Sheets as she gets intimate with the stories that would make your history teacher blush. What were the Victorians really like behind closed (bedroom) doors? How did the Black Death favour women in medieval England? And what was Caesar like in the sack?  She'll be bed-hopping around different time periods; from ancient civilisations, to the middle ages, to renaissance and early modern...right up to now. You’ll laugh, you’ll wince, and you’ll ask yourself how much has actually changed. So join Kate Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal &amp; Society - a podcast from History Hit.