The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women write by Rosalie Gilbert. This book was released on 2020-10-27. The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A “wickedly entertaining, informative and thought-provoking” look at romance, courtship, and other intimacies behind closed Medieval doors (Dr. Markus Kerr, PhD, MDR). Were medieval women slaves to their husband’s desires, jealously secured in a chastity belt in his absence? Was sex a duty or could it be a pleasure? Did a woman have a say about her own female sexuality, body, and who did or didn’t get up close and personal with it? No. And yes. It’s complicated. The intimate lives of medieval women were as complex as for modern women. They loved and lost, hoped and schemed, were lifted up and cast down. They were hopeful and lovelorn. Some had it forced upon them, others made aphrodisiacs and dressed for success. Some were chaste and some were lusty. Having sex was complicated. Not having sex, was even more so. Inside The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women, a fascinating book about life during medieval times, you will discover tantalizing true stories about medieval women and a myriad of historical facts. Learn about: The true experiences of women from all classes, including women who made history The dos and don’ts in the bedroom Sexy foods and how to have them All you need to know for your wedding night, and well as insider medical advice How to get pregnant (and how not to), and more “Quite compelling and hilariously funny. I have been chuckling out loud and my husband says he thinks he ought to read it if it’s such a tonic. God forbid!” —Susanna Newstead, author of the Savernake Novels
The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women
The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women write by Rosalie Gilbert. This book was released on 2020-07-14. The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An inside look at sexual practices in medieval Europe
The Fires of Lust
The Fires of Lust - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Fires of Lust write by Katherine Harvey. This book was released on 2022-11-28. The Fires of Lust available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An illuminating exploration of the surprisingly familiar sex lives of ordinary medieval people. The medieval humoral system of medicine suggested that it was possible to die from having too much—or too little—sex, while the Roman Catholic Church taught that virginity was the ideal state. Holy men and women committed themselves to lifelong abstinence in the name of religion. Everyone was forced to conform to restrictive rules about who they could have sex with, in what way, how often, and even when, and could be harshly punished for getting it wrong. Other experiences are more familiar. Like us, medieval people faced challenges in finding a suitable partner or trying to get pregnant (or trying not to). They also struggled with many of the same social issues, such as whether prostitution should be legalized. Above all, they shared our fondness for dirty jokes and erotic images. By exploring their sex lives, the book brings ordinary medieval people to life and reveals details of their most personal thoughts and experiences. Ultimately, it provides us with an important and intimate connection to the past.
Life in Medieval Europe
Life in Medieval Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life in Medieval Europe write by Danièle Cybulskie. This book was released on 2019-12-19. Life in Medieval Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “A lovely, witty treasure trove of a book, spilling over with historical gems . . . a very human history: sometimes weird, always wonderful.” —Dan Jones, New York Times-bestselling author Have you ever found yourself watching a show or reading a novel and wondering what life was really like in the Middle Ages? What did people actually eat? Were they really filthy? And did they ever get to marry for love? In Life in Medieval Europe: Fact and Fiction, you’ll find fast and fun answers to all your secret questions, from eating and drinking to sex and love. Find out whether people bathed, what they did when they got sick, and what actually happened to people accused of crimes. Learn about medieval table manners, tournaments, and toothpaste, and find out if people really did poop in the moat. “To say that this book was fun to read would be an understatement. Cybulskie’s knowledge radiates in every page of this short book . . . It was educational and entertaining all at the same time. Simply a wonderful resource for novice medievalists and writers of historical fiction and nonfiction alike.” —Adventures of a Tudor Nerd “All in all, this is an excellent book to put to bed many of the myths surrounding medieval existence that persist in the popular imagination. Easy to read and well worth the time to read it. I highly recommend this book if you want to get a mostly unbiased view of medieval life.” —Battles and Book Reviews
Sexual Culture in the Literature of Medieval Britain
Sexual Culture in the Literature of Medieval Britain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Sexual Culture in the Literature of Medieval Britain write by Amanda Hopkins. This book was released on 2014. Sexual Culture in the Literature of Medieval Britain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An examination into aspects of the sexual as depicted in a variety of medieval texts, from Chaucer and Malory to romance and alchemical treatises.
