Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Chapter 1 The Church, the Lady and Sexuality 1
Chapter 2 Tudor Marriage and Matters Sexual 10
Chapter 3 Medical Practices and Beliefs Associated with Childbirth and Contraception 29
A Summary of Tudor Childbirth Beliefs 40
Chapter 4 Attracting the Opposite Sex 45
Chapter 5 Dress to Impress 54
Tudor Dance and Music 64
Chapter 6 Courtly Romance and Poetry 70
Chapter 7 Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am Court Mistresses 90
Chapter 8 A Visit to a Brothel and Illicit Sex Issues 94
Aphrodisiacs and Love Potions 104
Chapter 9 Sex and Witchcraft 108
Chapter 10 Renaissance Art and Sex 114
Chapter 11 The Commoner, Villages, Towns and Sex 123
Chapter 12 Naughty Vocabulary during the Tudor Era 133
Conclusion 140
Endnotes 143
Bibliography 153