Once a month, early modern historian Charley White and I look at the sex life of a monarch and how it impacted their reign. Yes, we’ll have fun, but each week will be based around a theme. For instance soon, we’ll look at Elizabeth I, and examine her weirdness around effectively attempting to grow her virginity back and why she felt it was necessary.
Episode 3 features Eleanor of Aquitaine and we’re joined by the excellent Dr. Gabby Storey. Slut-shaming is as old as time, but what impact does it have in the Medieval world when you can’t begin to prove your innocence? This months’ bombshells include us finding the one Frenchman in history terrified of sex, and the revelation that what happens on Crusade, doesn’t apparently stay on crusade.
If you like this episode, you might want to check out Gabby’s new book, which is due out very soon: Berengaria of Navarre: Queen of England and Lord of Le Mans.
Image of Eleanor’s effigy from Wikipedia
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