A PRESENTATION ON THE

SEXUAL ACTIVITIES IN THE

VICTORIAN ERA AND IN THE
MEDIEVAL ERA
expression of sexual sensation and
INTRODUCTION
related intimacy between human
beings.

Psychologically, it is the means to

express the fullness of love between a
man and a woman.

Biologically, it is the means

through which a child is conceived
and the lineage is passed on the next
generation.
June SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
1837 until IN THE
her death on 22
VICTORIAN ERA
January 1901.

It was believed that an

individual’s sex and sexuality form the
most basic core of their identity,
potentiality, social/political standing
and freedom.

It was a time of harsh restraints

on sexuality for all people especially
women.
 BELIEFS ABOUT SEX IN THE
VICTORIAN ERA
1 2

Eating bland 3 Flirtation leads to disease

foods prevented
masturbation

Masturbation stunts growth and makes a person insane

 BELIEFS ABOUT SEX IN THE
VICTORIAN ERA
4 5

Always practice clothes-on sex

Dancing and Riding a horse after
sex can prevent pregnancy

6 Avoiding sex can

prevent STIs
 BELIEFS ABOUT SEX IN THE
VICTORIAN ERA
7 8

Have sex when it is completely

Seldom have sex with your dark
husband

Don’t have lazy sex cause

9 it results to ugly children
 SEXUAL
The ACTIVITIES
Medieval era alsoIN THE as
known
“Middle Ages”MEDIEVAL
was theERAperiod in
European history from the collapse of
roman civilization in the 5th century to
the period of the Renaissance (476AD-
1492)
Sex was regarded as a transitive
activity, something someone did to
someone else, and not a mutual thing.
The main purpose of sex in the
medieval era was to reproduce.
 FACTS ABOUT SEX IN THE MEDIEVAL
ERA
1 2

The missionary style was the only Condoms were made of

legal sex position animal parts or cloth

3 There was a death penalty

for premarital sex
 FACTS ABOUT SEX IN THE
MEDIEVAL ERA
4 5

Women masturbated with

loaves of bread
Husbands give gifts to their wives
for having taken their virginity

6
Praying hard enough would fetch
women their virginity back
 FACTS ABOUT SEX IN THE
MEDIEVAL ERA
7

Oral sex and Anal sex was considered a Sin

Medieval era, sex had rules, etiquette, the
do’s and don’t.CONCLUSION

Sex was morally fraught in both era

because of the pleasure associated with
sexual activity but when engaged in for
strictly defined reasons, sex was sinless.

However, human intent was scarcely

ever free of the lust that could taint sex,
thereby rendering a natural activity
unnatural.
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