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Sex and love
Roman
7 things you (probably) didn’t know about Roman women
Ancient Greece
A brief history of sex and sexuality in Ancient Greece
Tudor
Why the Tudors fell for courtly love
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Georgian
Nelson’s sensational mistress: how Emma Hamilton took Europe by storm
Medieval
How naughty was the past? The hidden depths of the medieval church
Victorian
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, on historical fiction
Victorian
Contraception, consent & erotic connection: sex through history
Georgian
Jane Austen: a guide to her life, books and death – plus 8 fascinating facts
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Fern Riddell
Sex: Lessons from History
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Georgian
Castrated Georgian opera stars: the stars of the 18th century
Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci’s private life
Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci’s private relationships: what’s known?
Georgian
The bigamy trial that scandalised Georgian England
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Nell Gywn: the orange girl who became a king’s mistress in Restoration England
20th Century
Rivalries and romances: couples that shook up history
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