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!

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SOURCES:

Victoria & Albert Museum - Doublet and Trunk Hose

History Extra - How big was Henry VIII’s codpiece?

University of Cambridge - What goes up must come down: a brief history of the codpiece

BBC - How the codpiece flopped

Sad and Useless - Codpiece Was a Weird Renaissance Fashion Trend

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