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Sex and Sexuality in Georgian Britain [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 216 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, 30 black and white illustrations - integrated and 8 page mono plates
  • Išleidimo metai: 29-Oct-2020
  • Leidėjas: Pen & Sword History
  • ISBN-10: 1526755629
  • ISBN-13: 9781526755629
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 216 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, 30 black and white illustrations - integrated and 8 page mono plates
  • Išleidimo metai: 29-Oct-2020
  • Leidėjas: Pen & Sword History
  • ISBN-10: 1526755629
  • ISBN-13: 9781526755629
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
Peek beneath the bedsheets of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain in this affectionate, informative and fascinating look at sex and sexuality during the reigns of Georges I-IV.

Peek beneath the bedsheets of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Britain in this affectionate, informative and fascinating look at sex and sexuality during the reigns of Georges I-IV. It examines the prevailing attitudes towards male and female sexual behavior, and the ways in which these attitudes were often determined by those in positions of power and authority. It also explores our ancestors’ ingenious, surprising, bizarre and often entertaining solutions to the challenges associated with maintaining a healthy sex life.Did the people in Georgian Britain live up to their stereotypes when it came to sexual behavior? This book will answer this question, as well as looking at fashion, food, science, art, medicine, magic, literature, love, politics, faith and superstition through a new lens, leaving the reader enlightened and with a new regard for the ingenuity and character of our ancestors.

Everything you ever wanted to know about sex during the reigns of Georges I-IV.
Preface vi
Chapter 1 Matters Medical
1(9)
Chapter 2 London: As Others Saw Us
10(13)
Chapter 3 How Royalty and the Rich Behaved
23(12)
Chapter 4 Courtesans, Celebrity Whores and Fashionistas
35(17)
Chapter 5 Of Virginity and Masturbation, of Dildos and Sex Aids
52(10)
Chapter 6 Aphrodisiacs, Libido and Fertility
62(9)
Chapter 7 Ways of Avoiding Pregnancy: Including Contraception and Abortion
71(10)
Chapter 8 Sexually Transmitted Diseases and their Treatment
81(13)
Chapter 9 Rape
94(13)
Chapter 10 Bigamy, Bestiality and Brothel-keeping
107(9)
Chapter 11 Where it All Happened: Brothels, Bagnios and Jelly Houses
116(10)
Chapter 12 Sodomites
126(14)
Chapter 13 Sapphites, Flagellation and Cross-dressers
140(13)
Chapter 14 Sex and Sexuality in Eighteenth-century Literature and Art
153(12)
Conclusion 165(4)
Appendix 1 169(8)
Appendix 2 177(6)
Bibliography 183(6)
Index 189
Mike Rendell has written twelve books, all of them about Georgian England. His interest in the period was inspired by a fascinating cache of papers left by his 18th century ancestors. His other books with Pen & Sword include 'In Bed with the Georgians: Sex, Scandal and Satire in the 18th Century', 'Trailblazing Women of the Georgian Era', 'Pirates & Privateers in the 18th Century: The Final Flourish' and 'Crusoe, Castaways and Shipwrecks in the Perilous Age of Sail'.

When not writing, he spends his time talking on Georgian topics both in Britain and abroad, and in particular on board cruise ships. He travels extensively but his home is in Dorset.