What Happened To Napoleon's "Boner Part"?
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Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society
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Two thousand four hundred, two thousand four is bid. Looking for two thousand six hundred, two thousand six hundred, thank you, sir. 2,800, 2,800 pounds is bid. Ladies and gentlemen, we are now approaching the very top of the bidding. Do I have three thousand pounds? Three thousand pounds. Thank you. We are at 3,000 pounds. Going once, going twice, and sold at 3,000 pounds. Congratulations to our Our anonymous bidder, you are now the proud odor of Napoleon Bonaparte's penis.
Hello and welcome back to Betwixt the Sheets History of Sex Scandal in Society with me, Kate Lister. When it comes to famous people, it seems like everybody wants a bit of them. You might be after Marilyn Monroe's lipstick, or maybe Brendan Fraser's old socks, but maybe that was just me. And countless churches have got relics that are supposedly bits and bobs of various saints. But an artifact sold at a Parisian auction for $3,000 in 1977 is said to be Napoleon Bonaparte's penis. What a purchase. Today I'm joined by Dr. Zack White to find out if this item was really what it said that it was, how it could have ended up in an auction house in 1977, and quite frankly, whether or not Napoleon deserved to have little Bonaparte cut off.
Are you ready? Let's do this.
Well hello and welcome to Betwix the Sheets. It's only Zach White. How are you doing?
I am very well, Kate. Longtime fan. First time calling in, so I'm looking forward to this.
And what an episode to pop your cherry on. Napoleon's dong. Napoleon's Willy. Napoleon's penis.
Welcome listeners to Napoleon's penis. But is it gonna be long enough for a full episode, Kate?
Well that's the myth, isn't it? That's like we've all heard that, like, Napoleon is short, Napoleon had a tiny penis, Napoleon the the da da the We do this weird thing when we've got like Like tyrants, if Napoleon was tyrant, I guess it depends which side you're on. It's not enough that they committed war crimes or like horrendous stuff. We have to make them sexually inept as well. We did it with Hitler. We do it with all kinds of leaders, and we've definitely done it with Napoleon.
Hitler only had one ball and Napoleon had a a micro.
A micropenis, right? And then we all go, ha ha ha well I guess that explains what happened then.
It explains everything, the Napoleon complex. And this is the point, right? People want to believe it because they feel that it fits with that perception that they have of him. But as we'll discuss, the reality is is well, it's hard to get a hand on, put it that way.
Oh gosh, it's gonna be terrible for Puns's episode. I can I can tell right now.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–8:29
2
What is the mysterious “Boner Part” that was sold at auction in 1977?
8:29–16:10
3
How tall was Napoleon really, and why do we think he was short?
16:10–27:31
4
What do Napoleon’s letters reveal about his sexual habits and relationships?
27:31–38:07
5
How did Napoleon’s treatment of Josephine and his mistresses shape his reputation?
38:07–43:54
6
What is the story behind the alleged removal of Napoleon’s penis during his autopsy?
43:54–45:56