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Heirs, Affairs & Exiles: The Powderham Scandal
FromBetwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
Heirs, Affairs & Exiles: The Powderham Scandal
FromBetwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
Apr 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Why would a man embroil his own nephew in a sex scandal? What was it like for a Georgian man to have his affair with another man shared in the papers? And what options were available to them after this happened?Today Betwixt the Sheets, Kate is finding out about the lives of William Courtenay and William Beckford, the sex scandal surrounding the two heirs and their different responses to it.Kate is joined by Charlie Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon, to talk about his relative William Courtenay, the 9th Earl. She is also joined by Dr Amy Frost from Beckford’s Tower in Bath. 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.For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newsletters here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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