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...can anyone recommend a good source of info on prostitution in 14th century London, ideally concerning the Southwark Soaks?
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There used to be this poster on here named "Lazarus and the Gimp" who was great with that sort of info. Dunno what happened to him, but if you can dig him up he should be able to tell you everything you need to know.
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Three posts in, and this is already Thread Of The Year.
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Thanks. But I'm really not sure where to take the thread from here.Comment
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Can't find anything on that exact location but there is a ton of stuff about prostitution in medieval England most of which focuses on the city of London. From what I understand "Gropec*nt Lane" (*=u) was the place to go. Ahh, the English. Their street names so often tell you exactly what happens on each street.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grope****_LaneTry http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Grope**** Lane (
/ˈɡroʊpkʌnt ˈleɪn/) was a street name found in English towns and cities during the Middle Ages, believed to be a reference to the prostitution centred on those areas; it was normal practice for a medieval street name to reflect the street's function or the economic activity taking place within it. Grope****, the earliest known use of which is in about 1230, appears to have been derived as a compound of the words grope and ****. Streets with that name were often in the busiest parts of medieval towns and cities, and at least one appears to have been an important thoroughfare.
Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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I knew someone would just google for information and post it here.Jon Miller: MikeH speaks the truth
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Actually the biography for Grope**** Lane wiki article that Oerdin posted did mention one book that might be promising.
Forget Google. It has nothing relevant on the Southwark Soaks.The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil FinlandComment
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I have absolutely no memory of writing that.The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil FinlandComment
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This is becoming increasingly common. I get linked to stuff and find myself going "Ahahahahahahahahaha. That's quite funny. Who wrote it? Oh! It appears that I did."
It's probably some horrendous degenerative brain condition. Or possibly beer.The genesis of the "evil Finn" concept- Evil, evil FinlandComment
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