Is this the story of a sex crazed empress? Or just some good (really) old-fashioned gossip?Was Messalina, wife of Emperor Claudius, really a sex worker by night? And did she really marry another man whilst her very powerful husband was still alive?This episode of Betwixt contains ...Show more
The Scary History of Fairies
Forget what you think about fairies... they are not cute and definitely not harmless.In today's episode we're going back centuries to a time when they could take human form and were mentioned as part of the witch trials.What are the rules of talking to a fairy? What are the diffe ...Show more
The Lionesses’ Euro victory captivated English football fans – but this success was once unimaginable. In 1921, the English Football Association banned women from playing on any of its pitches, a ban that would remain in place for 50 years. Who were the women who fought back? How ...Show more
Football is the most popular sport in the world, and is played anywhere from pitches marked out in desert dust, to warzones with helmets for goalposts. But it’s still predominantly a male sport. So what about the roots of women’s football in the UK? How did social change in the F ...Show more
255. The History of Women’s Football!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)