{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b9bec20210690018d12df4/66330ee38205670012cffb16?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Oh My Codpiece!","description":"<p>Be warned, fair listeners, this episode gets a bit raunchier than usual! Clara tells Sabrina about the Shakespearian fashion trend that she has become very well acquainted with as of late, codpieces! The Elizabethan gentleman's particular protrusion that showed off his...virility. During the peak of Shakespeares popularity, men decided that actual size doesn't have to matter if you choose to purposefully \"pitch a tent\" for the world to see. So dust off your ruffs and grab your quill—it's time to journey back even further in time than usual, and explore the ridiculous world of codpieces!</p><p><br></p><p>See photos discussed in this episode on our<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/conjuringcuriosities/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> instagram</a></p><p>Follow us on<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@conjuringcuriosities\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> tiktok</a> for videos that cover a condensed version of each topic!</p><p><br></p><p>SOURCES:</p><p><a href=\"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O356786/doublet-and-trunk-unknown/?carousel-image=2016JE0158\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Victoria &amp; Albert Museum - Doublet and Trunk Hose</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/how-big-king-henry-viiis-codpiece/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History Extra - How big was Henry VIII’s codpiece?</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/what-goes-up-must-come-down-a-brief-history-of-the-codpiece\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">University of Cambridge - What goes up must come down: a brief history of the codpiece</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240202-what-happened-to-the-codpiece\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BBC - How the codpiece flopped</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.sadanduseless.com/codpiece/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sad and Useless - Codpiece Was a Weird Renaissance Fashion Trend</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Clara and Sabrina"}