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Criminalizing Sex in Early Modern England
Category: Society & Culture
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Publish Date: 2014-02-16 16:33:10
Description: (Lesley) In the middle of the Reformation, Parliament passed a law criminalizing some forms of sexuality. This became known as the Buggery Law of 1533. Why would the government be interested in regulating sex? An investigation into official records reveals that it had less to do with the bedroom and everything to do with power, privilege, and piety.
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