Everybody ready for a break from our fraught political moment? Pour yourself a drink, sit back and let Dan Savage and historian Gareth Russell take you back to a simpler age where women got beheaded for having premarital sex. That’s right! It’s Henry the VIII, baby! Gareth Russell’s book Young and Damned and Fair: The Life of Catherine Howard, Fifth Wife of King Henry VIII got Dan Savage’s monarchist juices a flowin’ and their conversation is a bit of a deep dive into royal history. And don’t worry, there’s sex! Mr. Russell was adept at analyzing the erotic fear behind cuckolding as well what our brains do during masturbation. Enjoy.
Sex & Politics #8: Gareth Russell
