Sex lives of medieval people
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Are There Any Mediaeval Attitudes to Sexual Violence?
In the middle ages, rape was a capital crime and men were punished for it. Omen: I think one of the things i find most depressing about it actually is how little has changed. He says there are some mediaeval attitudes to sex that seemingly do prevail to day. The book fires of lust, sex in the middle ages is published by reaction books and is out now.
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