Dr. Janega (History Hit, 5/2/22); Ashley Wells, Pat Macpherson, Crystal Q. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Medieval Pleasures: What was sex really like in the Middle Ages?
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Armed with medieval chat-up lines, they attempt to woo a suitor while revealing the hidden ribald meanings behind some common words and phrases, giving us insight into the diverse, bold, and unabashed sexual appetites of medieval people and the role the Church had in controlling the sex lives of Christian worshippers.
And at the Tower of London, she explores courtly love and how the royal bedchamber was a very crowded place, particularly when a regal marriage was consummated.
She also investigates the complicated rules governing the sex trade in the British capital, where almost anything goes as long as it happens in the approved Red Light District.
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What can be heard on it is a discussion with Dr. Janega: pod.fo/e/11b847 They discuss all things -- aphrodisiacs, sex diaries, religious rules, as well as bizarre fertility treatments involving actual fish in places they should never go.
WARNING: This episode includes explicit language and adult themes!
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