Tudor love and sex: inside the 16th-century bedroom

When it came to sex, the Tudors had plenty to say — about what was acceptable, what wasn’t, and how it should be controlled. In the final episode of Tudor Life, Ruth Goodman explores relationships in the 16th century

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Ruth Goodman is a historian of the social and domestic life of Britain. She has advised the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Globe Theatre and presented a number of BBC television series, including Victorian Farm