Category: Middle Ages

Mardi Gras

Breasts and beads or revelry gone wrong? Mardi Gras, literally translated, means Fat Tuesday (Shrove Tuesday). Fat Tuesdays falls before Ash Wednesday in the celebration of Lent. Much of the tradition around the celebration of Mardi Gras comes directly from Twelfth Night revelers and the mischief that was the foundation of that celebration. Twelfth Night … Continue reading Mardi Gras

Pilgrim Sex & Thanksgiving Pleasures

Ah, that subtle curve of a black wool stocking, the saucy shine of a shoe buckle…pilgrim lust…did it exist? There may have been damn good reasons they called each other Good. Let me take you back…back into the past of this fairly young country, to a time when a new population began their lives, their … Continue reading Pilgrim Sex & Thanksgiving Pleasures

Sexual Positions in History

Or – “When Push Comes To Shove” Most adult humans have had at least a fleeting thought about some of the more erotic and downright raunchy hardcore times in history. Those Egyptians and Greeks and Romans could sure turn a grand cock or two on pottery we can still admire today. Through phallus worship and … Continue reading Sexual Positions in History

Pope Joan … er… John

Is that a staff under your robe or are you just happy to see me? Legend has it (there are strong arguments for fact and fiction) there once resided, over the Vatican, a female pope. Hard to believe, I know. Here’s the story.  Joan was born to English parents in Germany in the ninth century. … Continue reading Pope Joan … er… John

Obsessing Over Youth

A brief glimpse into the life of Elizabeth Bathory, Blood Countess of Transylvania Born in 1560, Elizabeth Bathory became the most notorious member of a family which produced kings and generals. At the tender age of eleven, she was betrothed to Count Ferencz Nadasdy as part of a political strategy. At age fourteen, she gave … Continue reading Obsessing Over Youth

Henry VIII – Marriage, monarchy and man about town.

Henry didn’t like marriage. Contrary to popular belief, he really didn’t care much for it at all. Henry liked being king, he loved the perks and he liked duty. Duty dictated the Monarch leave a male heir. Now, you may ask, where does this leave those six lovely women he dragged to the altar? Read … Continue reading Henry VIII – Marriage, monarchy and man about town.

Breasts Through The Ages

Or - Thanks for the mammaries. Ah …The breast. So many varieties. They are everywhere these days. Turn on the computer and up pops an ad. Breasts. Turn on the television and the characters are active. Breasts. Breasts in magazines, advertisements, everywhere. Breasts have a history of their own. Yes, they rate their own history. … Continue reading Breasts Through The Ages

Grotesques – The Sheela-Na-Gig let it all hang out

Cruise the old churches of Europe and you’re sure to run into the Sheela-Na-Gig. She’s found on arches and carved in stones. Her huge head, staring eyes and her hands reaching down between her wide open legs to spread her swollen and oversized womanhood suggest more prostitution than protection. The Sheela-Na-Gig are said to keep … Continue reading Grotesques – The Sheela-Na-Gig let it all hang out

Lady Godiva – Nude for the people of Coventry

If Lady Godiva (circa 11th century A.D) attempted her famous ride today, she would be arrested for public indecency. What most people don’t know is that her naked ride through the town of Coventry was done for social good; the good of the people. Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and husband to Godiva, was a man who’s … Continue reading Lady Godiva – Nude for the people of Coventry