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Bedding the Bride–A Medieval Marriage Tradition

Posted on February 10, 2022 by Jenna Jaxon

One of my most popular posts for years has been the one about the medieval marriage custom of bedding the bride. I first heard of this custom when I watched the BBC series The Six Wives of Henry the Eighth. … Continue reading →

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Bedding the Bride: A Medieval Marriage Custom

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Jenna Jaxon

This week I’m revealing the new cover for Betrayal, Book 2 of the Time Enough to Love series, so I thought I’d bring back a very popular post that I wrote then Betrayal was first released: Bedding the Bride. One … Continue reading →

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Horny Hump Day 07/02/14: Betrayal ~ Bedding the Bride

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Jenna Jaxon

    WARNING:  MATERIAL NOT SUITABLE FOR THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF 18! NOT SAFE FOR WORK! Participating authors in Horny Hump Day post three sentences from their published works or WIP, hot like a firecracker! LOL Welcome back to … Continue reading →

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B is for Bedding the Bride

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Jenna Jaxon

Marriage customs during the Middle Ages were varied and in some cases, exceedingly strange to our modern-day sensibilities.  One such custom was “bedding the bride.” The ceremony actually should be called “bedding the couple” because both bride and groom were … Continue reading →

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