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63-Learning to Skinny Dip

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:33:32
Publish Date: 2016-07-03 12:00:00
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How did you learn to swim? Probably not from a book illustrated with graphic woodcuts of naked Renaissance men. In this episode of English history podcast Rude Tudors, literary historian Liz Rodriguez and comic actress Nicole Keating explore a period guide to the aquatic arts. Learn about the best places to take a dip, the proper conditions to avoid danger, and even learn a new stroke or two.

Find out the answers to...

  • Did people swim during the Renaissance?
  • What dangers were attributed to swimming?
  • How did a particular guide to learning how to swim depict the activity?

Check out this peek into having fun during the time of Shakespeare and Elizabeth I.

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