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My name is Jamie and this is Episode 256, Scandidavian Settlement in England.

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Sex is a critical part of human history, yet it's often ignored.

It's treated as something tojury that shouldn't be discussed.

And as for sex workers, you really have to do some digging to find anyone willing to talk

about that part of history, in spite of it being known as the world's oldest profession.

It's a degraded and ignored corner of history, but it is still history and it deserves

its place alongside everything else.

In fact, I would bet you just about anything that there are at least a handful of sex

workers somewhere in your family history.

Likely even more.

I'd go so far as to say that, while mathematically, it's likely that you're related to Alfred

the Great if you're English.

I'd also say that mathematically, you probably have more DNA handed down to you from prostitutes

than from Alfred.

So let's talk about your forgotten family members.

Some were glamorous, but most weren't.

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