/u/vertexoflife's posts in /r/askhistorians
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This BBC article discusses the tradition of 'bundling' in northern Europe, where men and women in their late teens and early twenties were allowed to sleep in the same bed, but not allowed to have sexual contact. Does anyone have recommendations or sources on the bundling phenomenon?
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In plays such as Wycherley's The Country-Wife we see what Montesquieu called the English amour philosophique for eunuchs. How common was European representation of eunuchs in plays, pornography and literature of the 16th and 17th centuries? Do they tend to be characterized as evil or good?
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To what extent can 'folklore' and 'folksong' be called 'authentic' representations of popular culture as so far as they are written down and contextualized, by academics or individuals with an agenda?
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What was the public reaction to the publication of Marie Stopes' sex-guide Married Love or Love in Marriage in 1918?
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In history we often say 'nothing is inevitable.' So with that in mind, what were the reasons that 'Hamlet' ended up being such a well known and highly praised work around the world?
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