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Medieval Sex Work & Brothels

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Aug 4, 202641:44Society & Culture

**WARNING: This episode contains explicit language and sexual content How did prostitution become so visible in medieval towns? How could sex work flourish, sometimes in the very same buildings as schools, churches and m...

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Medieval Sex Work & Brothels is an episode from Gone Medieval by History Hit. **WARNING: This episode contains explicit language and sexual content How did prostitution become so visible in medieval towns? How could sex work flourish, somet...

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