The Joys of Research #2

[felixgwilliams]

St Ailred of Rievaulx, a distinguished Cistercian abbot of the twelfth century  describes to his readers the story of 'The Nun of Watton' who after being discovered to have had an affair was made to castrate her lover in the presence of the other nuns, and I quote

Comments

[fearpatientmen]

I'm going to pretend I didn't read this.

[lucrecia]

Tea, anyone?

[lentilthelegume]

*winces*

Well, ouch.