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In this episode of English Renaissance podcast Rude Tudors, literary historian Liz Rodriguez and nerdy laywoman Nicole Keating take a listener question! They dig into the history of syphilis: its supposed origins, symptoms, and treatments. Things get graphic with descriptions of chestnut-sized pustules and penile growths the size of plums, so gird your loins. Questions answered in this episode include:
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In Renaissance England, leprosy went by a multitude of names: king's evil, green sickness, the Lep. Literary historian Liz Rodriguez and comic actress Nicole Keating get itchy in this episode and discuss a supposed cure for the dreaded skin disease. Just a few pence could buy you a handful of pills that would cure Renaissance greyscale better than any witch in Game of Thrones, along with whatever else ailed you.
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Faking demonic possession was easier than you might think. In this episode, Renaissance scholar Liz Rodriguez and nerdy laywoman Nicole Keating explore the signs and symptoms of devilish possession laid out in religious history, the New Testament, and early modern pamphlets. Whether Catholic or Puritan, Satan was a problem for everyone, tempting minds even if he wasn't possessing bodies. From physical manifestations like swelling and stiffness to mysterious lumps roving through the body, the visuals associated with demonic possession were creepy as hell. Find out how some people could have simulated these signs of distress and why they were both doubted and believed.
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