Posts Tagged ‘medieval’
Lady Godiva should be spanked
Well she probably shouldn’t have been, after all she was just trying to stand up for the people of Coventry and get their taxes cut. Although instead of denouncing the original Peeping Tom, perhaps her husband had wished he had. This 11th century pre-Norman Saxon lady has entered into folklore as the woman who rode […]
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The Garden of Shame
Following the weekend’s post a little digging (if you pardon the pun) was called for. The use of the garden (or the yard as it is called in the US) for public chastisement, has a long tradition. One account even has William the Bastard spanking his wife in a kitchen garden, although some say he […]
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