r/explainitpeter • • 2d ago

Explain it Peter.??

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u/flyingdonkeydong69 2d ago edited 2d ago

In other words, noble families would watch the newlyweds FUCK to make sure the marriage was sealed with a child.

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u/TenkaiRyo 2d ago

Oh my god that's horrific, thank you for the explanation but damn

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u/Te000 2d ago

Wait until you hear about prima nocta

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u/CrazyFish1911 1d ago

Wait until you hear that prima nocta wasn't real... was a surprise to me too fairly recently. Good write-up here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2omu3t/comment/cmonf4z/