Beyond Marriage: Sex, Desire, and Deviancy in the Napoleonic era

CONTENT WARNING: There is very strong language, and discussion of topics of a sexual nature from the very start and throughout this podcast. Listener discretion is advised.

Why is the idea of 'normal' sex a bit of a myth? What does it mean to be 'sexually deviant', and who gets to make that call? What happens if you are found to be 'sexually deviant'? And why did the powers that be care more about some forms of deviancy than others?

Eleanor Janega and Seth Le Jacq return to the show to discuss what deviancy was and wasn't, where 'deviant' and more general sexual acts took place during the Napoleonic era, and how understanding people's attitudes to sex during this period helps us to understand society, both in the 19th century, and today.

This episode is not for the faint-hearted - you have been warned!

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