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Una McIlvenna, The Conversation

From French kissing to orgies: How the myth of the debauched French court originated

The 'French kiss' didn't come from France and nor did the 'French pox', so does the reputation of France as raunchy stand up to scrutiny?

Una McIlvenna, The Conversation
· Jul 25, 2016 · 03:30 pm
Death penalty: execution ballads were the news reports and tweets of a bloody era

People found out about crime and punishment in that most spectacular era of public executions, the Renaissance, through melody.

Una McIlvenna, The Conversation
· Aug 07, 2015 · 06:50 am