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@Dr_TheHistories "Henry VIII would probably have read that advice with extreme interest." Guy clearly didn't know his right from his left when tying that knot...

The Tudors had very firm ideas about what counted as “good” sex… and what counted as dangerous, sinful, or simply pointless. According to Tudor beliefs, sex was only truly acceptable inside marriage, and even then it needed a purpose. Ideally two purposes: making babies and strengthening the bond between husband and wife. Casual sex, adultery, same sex relations, or anything outside the traditional marital framework was condemned as immoral. But here’s the part that surprises people: The Tudors did not think sex should be joyless. In fact, many believed a woman had to enjoy sex in order to conceive. Female pleasure was considered biologically important. The idea was that just as a man produced “seed” through arousal, a woman also needed pleasure and desire for conception to happen properly. That belief had a very dark consequence too. If a woman became pregnant after an assault, many people assumed she must have enjoyed the act, because pregnancy itself was seen as “proof” of consent. Tudor ideas about reproduction could be brutally unfair. They also had strong opinions about positions during sex. Missionary was considered the ideal because Tudor medicine imagined the female body as a kind of inward mirror of the male body. A straight alignment supposedly helped the seed travel correctly. Positions involving bending or turning the body were believed to reduce the chances of conception. And yes, they even had theories about producing boys versus girls. The right side of the body was thought to be stronger and more “vigorous” than the left. This led to the belief that the right testicle produced sons, while the left produced daughters. Some men reportedly tied off the left testicle during intercourse in hopes of fathering a male heir. Henry VIII would probably have read that advice with extreme interest. The Tudors also had their own ideas of what was sexy. Women’s hair was deeply erotic because respectable women usually kept it covered or pinned up. Letting a man see it loose was intimate and personal. Linen clothing was considered attractive too because it sat directly against the skin. For men, shapely calves were fashionable and openly admired, which explains those famously tight Tudor stockings. For all their rules, the Tudors were not particularly prudish. They talked about sex surprisingly openly. Court records, medical texts, jokes, songs, and sermons are full of references to attraction, desire, adultery, fertility, and anatomy. The Tudor world was strict about sex. It was not silent about it. Source: Ruth Goodman, How To Be A Tudor and HistoryExtra Academy © The Tudor Intruders #drthehistories

@BBCWalesNews It's ok, eventually the English names will be replaced with Arabic squiggles ...

National identity 'undermined' by replacing Welsh with English names on maps bbc.in/4eHN6DZ

@Pirat_Nation People laugh but this is progression, you have to see where the failures are to improve and correct them. In 10 years these will be the norm...

Andon Labs tested their AI agent Mona, built on Google’s Gemini, by letting it manage a real cafeteria in Stockholm for two weeks on a $21,000 budget. Mona spent heavily on unnecessary supplies, including 6,000 napkins, 3,000 gloves, and 300 cans of tomatoes, while forgetting to order bread. Sandwiches had to be removed from the menu entirely. The cafeteria generated only $5,700 in sales. Mona also sent messages to staff on Slack outside working hours.

@RemyLGDC @GlobalWatchClub That looks sweet!

@LORDLJS @GlobalWatchClub I wear this one every week since 2 years. Works perfectly.

I'm honestly not a huge fan of it...

@pseudomatter @StayWerkin Some big words there, well done, you're doing as you're told.

This clip of North West is going viral after fans couldn’t get over how AWKWARD this interview was 😭👀

@RichAndPowe7ful @GlobalWatchClub Nice one, i've seen an adaptation to being a desk clock. I could go for that, I don't think I could use as a watch though. The bioceramic doesn't feel great it seems.

@LORDLJS @GlobalWatchClub Limited production run, no mention of how many units they intend to make.

There is the whole collection:

@LeeMcClymont @KensingtonRoyal Man what's that? Like a KKK and a Black Panther going at it?

@LORDLJS @KensingtonRoyal Racist fuck 🤮

A pleasure to meet with Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po today at Windsor Castle.

@JonnyRoot_ My hope for this bastard of a film..

Christopher Nolan: Orchestras didn’t exist back then. We can’t use an orchestra for The Odyssey... Also Nolan: Helen of Troy is now black. Achilles is a 5 ft nothing tranny. Travis Scott is gonna rap. Robert Pattinson is gonna say “daddy”. Soldiers will have iron armor in the Bronze Age. Movie will be based on a modernized, feminist rewrite of the story. This movie will be a beautifully filmed piece of woke, liberal slop.

@Coolspot81 @KensingtonRoyal Devastating!

@LORDLJS @KensingtonRoyal Think of that yourself mate

@ChobhamEagle @PolitlcsUK @POLITICOEurope @Keir_Starmer I'm aware, I think we'd let it slide this time.

@LORDLJS @PolitlcsUK @POLITICOEurope @Keir_Starmer Dissolving Parliament against the wishes of the democratically elected government would actually be the move that destroys the monarchy. Ask Charles I.

🚨 NEW: Buckingham Palace has privately asked No 10 whether the King's Speech should go ahead tomorrow One source: "The Palace view is ‘we do not want to be any part of this conversation - do not bring us into it'..." [@POLITICOEurope]

@thecigarmafia @GlobalWatchClub I suspect Swatch is already on it, increased revenue options!

@LORDLJS @GlobalWatchClub Exactly. A “drop in” case/strap combo will either be released by Swatch or someone else. No question.

90% of people are going to hate this

@Swatch About to 3D print a watch strap for it...

Meet the Royal Pop Collection, a groundbreaking union of AP's iconic Royal Oak and Swatch's POP watches powered by a new, hand-wound version of SISTEM51. Available as of May 16, at selected Swatch stores worldwide. #RoyalPop

@MattCas04807118 @Ryanair I couldn't see this option on my booking?

Real love on show.❤️ Hang about!😳