A Very Borgia Break Up | History's Worst Breakups

February 24, 2026·40 min·2 clips

Divorce courts feature Charles and Diana, Henry and Catherine of Aragon, and Caesar and Pompeia.

1. Betwixt The Sheets: A Very Borgia Break Up centers on divorce courts and annulments in historical settings. 2. Kate Lister hosts the episode and presents it as "historical filth and smut" with adult-only framing. 3. The episode asks how former lovers ended up in court, facing judges, lawyers, and public scrutiny. 4. Kate names Charles and Diana, Henry and Catherine of Aragon, and Caesar and Pompeia as examples in the courtroom scene. 5. She says these couples must provide evidence for divorces or annulments. 6. The evidence includes "proof of infidelity," "proof of neglect," and proof that someone never slept with "their father's widow." 7. The soundscape is described with "Echoes" and "Ceilings rustling paper," which gives the court a staged, noisy feel. 8. Kate turns the legal process into a public spectacle with "a crowd gathered round one couple." 9. A rumor in the room says the man may try to prove his virility to the crowd. 10. That rumor shifts the episode from paperwork to body politics and public embarrassment. 11. Kate jokes that this is "been anything but going into therapy," which keeps the tone sharply ironic. 12. The opening ad reads like a catalogue of scandalous history, from Greek statues to the Georgian era. 13. History Hit is promoted as offering "hundreds of hours" of documentaries and "new releases every week." 14. The ad also mentions locations around the world and subjects from prehistoric Scotland to the Treaty of Versailles. 15. Kate's delivery mixes warning labels, gossip, and theatrical scene-setting in a fast opening stretch. 16. The episode sounds like a history chat built around rude anecdotes rather than formal lecture structure. 17. The pace is brisk, with quick jokes and short descriptive bursts rather than long explanation. 18. The format feels like a host-led introduction that uses named historical couples to frame the topic. 19. Listeners interested in Tudor history and marital scandal. 20. Listeners wanting sober political history without humour.

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