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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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Most Popular Alphabet Post of 2014: B is for Bedding the Bride

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Jenna Jaxon

As the year comes to an end, and I come to the end of the alphabet (I really could not find a good and fitting Z word to go out on), I wanted to reblog the most popular of my … 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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