Tudor Time Machine Word of the Week: Affinity

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Sep 8, 20267:44Society & Culture

Philadelphia explains how laws of affinity lead Henry VIII to marry his sister. Gage and Jessica question how (or if) such laws were actually enforced. Check our garb here:

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