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Ep 248- Esmé Louise James

Betoota Talks

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Bridgerton - A TV Show With a Twist

Bridgerton is set in the Bridgerton era, when syphilis was much more aggressive than we know it today. People would literally sit on mercury with the steam coming up into their hoo-ha or their what you may call it. Because of this, nearly everyone in the court was then required to wear a wig. So you wouldn't know which ones have syphilis. Maybe because his nose is gone and balls. Do you know what? New fan fiction. Voldemort had syphilis. I'll subscribe.

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