The Wild World Of Royal Incest

History of Everything

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 691 Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

It may seem taboo today, but before, monarchs will do anything -- and we mean, anything -- to preserve their power and one of the ways they did this was to marry within the family. The act is called consanguinity where biological relatives marry each other is a foolproof plan to destruction. Inbreeding can lead to diseases and deformities throughout history, monarchs who are produced in inbreeding often led their rule in mayhem and disarray. But WHY does this happen? Well let us look at that today Travel to Turkey and Mongolia with me here Check out our sister podcast the Mystery of Everything Coffee Collab With The Lore Lodge COFFEE Bonus episodes as well as ad-free episodes on Patreon. Find us on Instagram. Join us on Discord. Submit your relatives on our website Podcast Youtube Channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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