Sex: The Medieval Rules

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Sex. It’s everyone’s favourite subject. But has it been that way since the Middle Ages? The repressive instincts of some medieval churchmen meant that the way that ordinary people experienced and enjoyed sex in medieval Europe was very different to how it is today. But despite the rules imposed by an all-powerful church, there are more similarities than you might think…

In today’s episode of Gone Medieval, Dr Eleanor Janega is joined by History Hit stablemate Kate Lister, host of Betwixt the Sheets to unpack sex and sexuality in the Middle Ages and answer the burning question: just how did medieval people get it on?

This episode was produced by Elena Guthrie and mixed by Joseph Knight

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0:47.8	A word of warning about this week's show, we will be discussing sex and
0:56.6	sexuality and it can get slightly body. If there's any children listening, you
1:00.9	might want to have them wait until next week.
1:04.0	Hello and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit.
1:11.0	I'm Eleanor Yannaga and in today's episode we'll be talking about
1:14.3	everyone's favorite subject, Sex. More specifically we'll be discussing medieval views on
1:19.7	sex and sexuality and whether there really is anything new under the sun. I'm over the moon to be
1:25.9	joined by my fellow history hit presenter, the host of Betwixt the Sheets, and my
1:30.1	wonderful friend, the amazing Dr. Kate,
1:32.8	how are you?
1:35.0	Oh, I'm so pleased to be here talking to you
1:38.5	on your podcast.
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1:40.6	I know, I mean, it's usually me over at yours, which is a delight every time, but I know we have so much fun.
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