There is probably no other medieval custom that would become so infamous. About almost the first night, ius primae noctis, everyone heard. But was this barbaric recipe really in place? 18th-century Europe was truly obsessed with the Middle Ages. In the period of enlightenment, rush for knowledge
The monarchs did not have it easy in matters of the heart. Political alliances and dynastic aspirations have always been put before their personal feelings and impulses of passion. The French kings and queens knew it all too well. It was already starting on the wedding night. And then it only got wo
The words of simple peasants from Krakow, distinguished ladies and deadly serious medics. Have any of them survived to this day? Doctor Stanisław Kurkiewicz, active in Krakow at the beginning of the 20th century, not only conducted extensive research on the sex life of Poles - not afraid to peep
According to the Germanic tradition, rape was one of the three obligatory forms of marriage. Even the Church was getting used to the idea that every kidnapped and abused girl should be forced to marry the torturer. If a man kidnaps a woman, he must not be allowed to marry her, church experts sai
Roman politician, leader, dictator and gravedigger of the Roman Republic. Thats what history remembered him in the first place. In his time, Julius Caesar was famous not only for his military talents ... This then young and handsome aristocrat began his military career in Asia Minor, at the cour
Vegetable preparations, pre-condoms from sheep intestines, piercing of limbs, clasps for genitals, and finally ear incisions. Already the ancients struggled with the problem of unwanted pregnancy. Were they able to find the most effective contraceptive? Two thousand years ago, Areteus of Cappado
Everything happened in Athens over two and a half thousand years ago, and at first it looked only like a drama of a bride. In fact, it was about homosexual revenge that changed the fate of the ancient world ... The thing takes place in the 6th century BCE. One day, the Athenian authorities called
Deviation and perversion, prostitution and sexual debauchery, pornography and pervasive debauchery. Was this the world of ancient sex really like? You will learn about how the people of antiquity really loved each other from the Ages of Shamelessness, which are the prizes in our competition. In
The degenerate Roman emperors for whom there was no taboo. Females treated as broodmares. Draconian punishments waiting for adulterers and slaves as live sex toys. This is the naked truth about the ancient art of loving. Pornography? Nobody knew the term then. Debauchery? After all, man does not
Journalist hyenas expected this to be a decades affair. A kidnapper scandal like the loud kidnapping of Lindberghs baby, which has just shaken America. In history, however, nothing was right. There was no gangster gang, no fabulous ransom demands. So who and why kidnapped the little daughter of the
German psychiatrists said that there is one such pervert in three hundred people. At the beginning of the 20th century, it was one of the most widely commented on deviations. And while the whole world of sexology believed in her, that same perversion ... didnt even exist. Sometimes the ideas of
“At night, a pervert dug up the grave, smashed the coffin and profaned the body, then carved the corpse. After the act, he stole the deceaseds clothes. Krakow, 1938. Canute Tangey spoke of necrophilia with disgust, but also in detail. It [is] the most horrible form of sexual perversion that cons
“A man may also be subject to sexual abuse. It may happen that a woman will commit lewd acts against a man, which for this purpose she will make into a state of defenselessness or unconsciousness, warned in 1925 a Vilnius law professor. How many such cases have there been? How were the perpetrators
He baptized the country and kept seven concubines. She loved her son, so she made him watch her own orgies and dress up in ladies tricks. He was pope and fathered sixteen children. At least. These ruling families fought for moral freedom long before the sexual revolution. As always, all TOP10 it
The media loved him. He received love letters from hysterical female fans. Even when he was in prison, he was convicted of underage seduction, fraud and beatings. Who was Jerzy Kalibabka? An amant with a captivating smile that he took with one to give to others? Or maybe ... an ordinary bandit who h
Valentines Day turned out worse than you expected? We prove that you could have hit worse. Our list of worst potential partners includes, among others, a zoophile exhibitionist, a murderous widow, and Baba Yaga. And this is just the beginning ... As always, all TOP10 items are based on the article
Stanisław Kurkiewicz condemned every form of onanism. However, he could not hide that autoeroticism is his scientific passion. And although he claimed to only warn readers against misdeeds, his text from 1906 sounds more like ... a detailed instruction. Kurkiewicz was unique on the scale of the
The Jagiellons were not lucky with their faithful wives. Sonka, Anna Cylejska, Barbara Radziwiłłówna, and even Jadwiga Andegawenka - all of them were accused of giving their husbands horns. But it is about the other queen that we know for sure that she ended up in bed with the third queen. And on to
He was an avid homophobe, we know for sure. During his time in the Soviet Union, a draconian law was introduced, according to which homosexuals could end up in a labor camp for up to eight years. Many high officials and members of the ruling elite fell victim to the anti-gay campaign. Where did Stal
Everyone knows this famous lover. But who is able to name at least one of his mistresses? Or one lover? Taking into account the standards of the era, Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was by no means a sexual record holder:according to his own calculations, he slept only with one hundred and twenty-two
Almost none of the Polish rulers can compare with Barbara Radziwiłłówna in terms of fame and recognition. Everyone knows even an outline of its tragic story. But was Barbara more than just the heroine of a romance novel? What has it achieved and how has it influenced the history of Poland? Barba
More than 15,000 people were buried at the Cross Bones Graveyard, mostly children, the poor and Winchester geese - prostitutes whose work the Church earned. They were called Winchester suckers, and they brought no small profit to the Church. Nevertheless, they had a separate cemetery - after all,
Octavias head is shown to Poppea. Painting by Giovanni Muzzioli When in the life of Nero the unscrupulous Poppea, broke in unscrupulous woman for whom the emperor had lost his mind, he found it impossible to repudiate his legitimate consort Octavia , Daughter of Claudio, who had adopted it
Everything happened in Athens over two and a half thousand years ago, and at first it looked only like a drama of a bride. In fact, it was about homosexual revenge that changed the fate of the ancient world ... The thing takes place in the 6th century BCE. One day, the Athenian authorities called