Flagellation Brothels: Georgian Spanking Houses

<p>18th century London was a haven for kinky connoisseurs, and flagellation houses were at the heart of it.</p><br><p>Whatever your preference to be spanked by - birches, whips, paddles - they had you covered.</p><br><p>What went on behind closed doors? Who was being spanked, and why was it all the range for upper class men?</p><br><p>Taking Kate into this naughty underworld today is Julie Peakman, author of <a href="https://atlantic-books.co.uk/book/lascivious-bodies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Lascivious Bodies: A Sexual History of the Eighteenth Century</em></a><em>.</em></p><br><p>This episode was edited by Tom Delargy, the producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.</p><br><p>Voting is open for the Listener's Choice Award at the British Podcast Awards, so if you enjoy what we're doing, we'd love it if you took a quick follow this link and click on Betwixt the Sheets: <a href="https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting</u></a></p><br><p>Enjoy unlimited access to award-winning original documentaries that are released weekly and AD-FREE podcasts. Sign <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a> for up to 50% for 3 months using code BETWIXT.</p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> here</a>.</p><br><p>Betwixt the Sheets: History of Sex, Scandal & Society is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>