Sex and sexuality in Tudor England / Carol McGrath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGrath, Carol, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sex--England--History--16th century.

Sex.

Sex--England--History--To 1500.

Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.

Great Britain.

England.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 156 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire ; Havertown, PA : Pen & Sword History, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2022.

Summary:

The Tudor period has long gripped our imaginations. Because we have consumed so many costume dramas on TV and film, read so many histories, factual or romanticized, we think we know how this society operated. We know they 'did'romance but how did they do sex?In this affectionate, informative and fascinating look at sex and sexuality in Tudor times, author Carol McGrath peeks beneath the bedsheets of late fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century England to offer a genuine understanding of the romantic and sexual habits of our Tudor ancestors.Find out the truth about 'swiving', 'bawds', 'shaking the sheets'and 'the deed of darkness'. Discover the infamous indiscretions and scandals, feast day rituals, the Southwark Stews, and even city streets whose names indicated their use for sexual pleasure. Explore Tudor fashion: the codpiece, slashed hose and doublets, women's layered dressing with partlets, overgowns and stomachers laced tightly in place. What was the Church view on morality, witchcraft and the female body? On which days could married couples indulge in sex and why? How were same sex relationships perceived? How common was adultery? How did they deal with contraception and how did Tudors attempt to cure venereal disease? And how did people bend and ignore all these rules? -- provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 The Church, the Lady and Sexuality

ch. 2 Tudor Marriage and Matters Sexual

ch. 3 Medical Practices and Beliefs Associated with Childbirth and Contraception

A Summary of Tudor Childbirth Beliefs

ch. 4 Attracting the Opposite Sex

ch. 5 Dress to Impress

Tudor Dance and Music

ch. 6 Courtly Romance and Poetry

ch. 7 Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am

Court Mistresses

ch. 8 A Visit to a Brothel and Illicit Sex Issues

Aphrodisiacs and Love Potions

ch. 9 Sex and Witchcraft

ch. 10 Renaissance Art and Sex

ch. 11 The Commoner, Villages, Towns and Sex

ch. 12 Naughty Vocabulary during the Tudor Era.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781526769183

1526769182

OCLC:

1260819200

Publisher Number:

99991092187