What makes a heartthrob? Is he brooding, flamboyant or a bad boy? And what qualities translate to sex symbol status in society?
Which men have made the hearts of young (heterosexual) women flutter over the centuries? And why?
Today, Carol Dyhouse joins Kate to talk about the history of famous men who have lit women’s hearts on fire.
*WARNING There are adult themes and naughty words in this episode*
Produced by Charlotte Long and Sophie Gee. Mixed by Anisha Deva.
Betwixt the Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society. A podcast by History Hit.
For more History Hit content, subscribe to our newsletters here.
If you'd like to learn even more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts, and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today!
Elvis Presley's Sex Life
Ancient Greek Sexual Health: Wandering Wombs & Headless Beetles
Sex in the Aztec Empire
Fetishwear: A Kinky History
The History of Drag
Sex & Scandal in King James' Court
Viking Royalty: Nicknames, Love Poems & Victorian Myths
History of Sh*t: Aztec Poo Goblins to Viking Turds
Scandalous Sex Lives of Royalty
The Dark History of Ballet
Abraham Lincoln's Sex Life
The Celebrity Sex Worker of Ancient Greece
Viking Sexuality
18th Century Graffiti: Sex, Murder & Rebellion
The Real Joan of Arc
Kink in the Renaissance
History of Sex Work in America
Who Really Was Boudica?
The Sex Life of William 'Braveheart' Wallace
The Real History of Sex Dolls
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Gone Medieval
The News Agents
Irish Songs with Ken Murray
History Obscura
Historycal: Words that Shaped the World