After France, let's take a look at England now. The best known and
greatest king of the Middle Ages was Henrik VIII. in England. Before we get
into privacy, let's look at the rules of Tudor sex!
1. Sex is often forbidden
The church has set strict rules for when, where, and how people can have
sex with each other. Thus, it was forbidden to have sex on Wednesdays, Fridays,
Sundays, during Lent, Advent, Pentecost, before the major holidays when the
woman was menstruating, in the last months before giving birth, for a month
after giving birth, and while the mother was breastfeeding. Sex was forbidden
for three days before sacrifice, during the day, naked, and in any way outside
the missionary pose.
All sexual activity that was not for reproductive purposes was sodomy.
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as Henry VIII. of England
in the "The Tudors"
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2. Married only
The only sexual activity allowed by the contemporary church was the
fulfillment of "marital duty." This approach means that sex's goals
within marriage for childbearing.
3. It is mandatory to make a child
(especially if you are king!)
For kings and queens, childbearing was a moral obligation. It also
served the interests of the dynasty. The marriage was valid only if it was
passed away. After the royal couple was married, there were, therefore,
witnesses in the bedroom. They waited behind the curtain for the sounds of
orgasm because that was the evidence.
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4. Enjoy life ...!
Doctors were also involved in the issue of sexuality. It was believed
that too little sex was not good for a person's health. Also, it can even
endanger it. Doctors said that women and men produce a "seed" with
which they can create new life. The balance of these is vital in the body. This
theory meant that in order to have children, both parties had to breake out
their seed, so they had to reach orgasm.
5. ... but don't overdo it!
The church forbade sex so much, among other things, because it feared it
could entice people to sin. Many believed that sex made them angry with
themselves. And an English bishop claimed that "the filthy desires of the
flesh" were harmful to men.
6. Forget contraception!
The church condemned contraception. An exception was if the woman was
expected to die in childbirth. The methods of contraception advocated by
doctors were sometimes very bizarre. It's hard to imagine anyone taking them
seriously. One of the contraceptive ointments, for example, consisted of the
following ingredients: poppy, egg white, goose fat, honey, and "female
milk."
A popular medical book claimed that an excellent method of contraception
is to carry a weasel with severed testicles around her neck.
7. Break the rules!
In XVI. century people lived active sex lives. Adultery was forbidden,
but it was widespread. The reason for this was that forced marriages occurred
many times among the nobility and the royal family. For example, during Henrik
VIII's wife lay pregnant with her first child, and the king courted the married
Lady Anne Hastings. And the Spanish ambassador, who reported on the king's
departure, blamed Catherine, not the ruler, for making the affair a word!
8. Enjoyment is an expectation
In the Tudor era, women were also expected to enjoy sex. There was also
advice on this. It was thought that anyone who felt uncomfortable or unhappy
during sex was not fertile. Mutual enjoyment was necessary to get pregnant.
Women always had to be ready if their husbands wanted sex. However, it was also
crucial for men for their partners to enjoy sex. This made a central question!
You can only have a child if the woman also had an orgasm.
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"The Tudors"
In summary, whatever the people did, they could only come out of it
badly. Notwithstanding, the majority of medieval English thought that sex was
worth the risk!
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