Were 'real 17th-century spouses...as feisty, cheeky and rebellious' as these women? Mark Lawson asks. I can answer. theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2?
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Lawson notes the women in Jamestown ‘slap men’s faces, joke about their sexual failures, campaign for tougher sentencing for sex criminals’
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He asks ‘was it really like this 400 years ago?’ I’m writing a book about 16th/17th-century French women. I've spent years in the archives..
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His comparison of Jamestown brides to jihadi wives is also deeply offensive. Absolutely no understanding of the history or complexities.
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Il vauldroit aultant baizer le cul dune vache...
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Like one woman yelling to her adulterous husband that ‘he would just as soon fuck a cow up the arse’ in 1582.
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Remind me not to cross you as you have a complete portfolio of insults ready for me!
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He doesn't seem to understand the difference between teaching resources and fictional television.
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Wow! Thank you for sharing. Please let us know when the book is released. Might change my image of women of that period.
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