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Polygamy in the Middle Ages...

There is no doubt that in the Catholic Europe of the Middle Ages, monogamous marriage was the way to go. The medieval church held enormous power and control over the people, and this included their sex lives. Sex was something to be endured and was accepted within a marriage, joining one man to one woman, for procreation. You married and had children or became celibate and joined the clergy. Any other sex acts such as masturbation, oral sex and homosexuality were known as sodomy and made illegal, as they could not lead to conception. As far as multiple marriages went, the rules left no place for polygamy. Or did they? Welcome to Medieval Madness... 00:00 Introduction 01:35 Early Ambiguity 04:03 Later Certainty 05:55 The Lawmakers... 07:07 ... And Law Breakers 10:26 The Perks of Being a Mother Narrated by James Wade Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe Edited by Jamit Productions Thank you for watching. DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are, or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please email us at [email protected] Copyright © 500 AD to 1500 Top5s All rights reserved.