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  • History is not chaste, and neither are we.

    If I said the word “godemiché” what would come to mind? Wait, let’s take a step back. In ancient Greece and ancient Rome, sexual satisfaction was considered a fundamental aspect of life. Even then, objects designed exclusively for female pleasure existed, often with purposes that were not even too subtly voyeuristic. In short, pleasure was…

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  • La storia non è casta e neppure noi.

    Se vi dicessi la parola “godemiché”, cosa vi verrebbe in mente? Aspettate, facciamo un passo indietro. Nell’antica Grecia e nell’antica Roma, la soddisfazione sessuale era considerata un aspetto fondamentale della vita. Già allora esistevano oggetti pensati esclusivamente per il piacere femminile, con scopi che non erano neanche troppo velatamente voyeuristici. Insomma, il godimento era un…

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  • MARGARET VS ELIZABETH: ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT BATTLE? FIGHT!

    There are hints that Elizabeth’s relationship with Henry’s mother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, was not always easy. The Spanish envoy observed that Margaret kept Elizabeth ‘in subjection’. Another visitor to court claimed that she was the Queen’s gatekeeper, and begrudged the fact that he would have spoken more to Elizabeth ‘had it not been for that…

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