The wife of a peasant from Bailleul told him he was dead. He believed her. As a result, he was cuckolded before his very own, living, seeing eyes. … Read the post don't believe your wife if she tells you you're dead
The classical Arabic story of al-Farazdaq and the medieval fabliau Le Chevalier Qui Fesoit Les Cons Parler intricately address nude, bathing maidens. … Read the post nude, bathing maidens: classical Arabic poetry and fabliau
Combining sex, crime, and outrage, retellings of the widow of Ephesus story have long been at the sweet spot of communicative attention. … Read the post widow of Ephesus story in three retellings
Richeut provides medieval estates satire addressing paternity establishment, paternity fraud, and child support. This satire remains relevant today. … Read the post Richeut: 12th-century tale of paternity fraud & child support
Unlike the miracle of the pregnant abbess, a cuckolded husband delivered of an unwanted child wasn’t included in medieval handbooks for preparing homilies. … Read the post the pregnant abbess, the nun of Watton & cuckolded husbands