Shoes seen as demonic and vain were blamed for making men "effeminate" and bringing the plague to London.
  • @[email protected]English
    20•5 days ago

    “They give themselves up to sodomitic filth”, with “long luxurious locks like women,” and “over-tight shirts and tunics” he observed

    I think Orderic Vitalis had some things he needed to work through.

    • @_stranger_English
      2•5 days ago

      Look at all those hats, with their little bundles of sticks…