![]() ![]() There isn’t mention of its use until the 15 th century. The Crusades took place between the 11 th and 13 th centuries, and there is no evidence of chastity belt use during that time. Oddly enough, the enlightened age that comes up with the preposterous idea was the Renaissance era. As several historians who busted the myth of chastity belts have said, we wanted to believe that the dark ages were a barbaric time compared to our enlightened age. We fell for the story about knights locking their wives in metal girdles hook, line, and sinker. In typical fashion, we became so enamored with the idea of the chastity belt we never actually looked at how improbable their use really was. Another that was shown in the Musee de Cluny in Paris, and credited as being worn by Catherine De Medici, was tested and proved to be made in the early 1800s. A medieval chastity belt on display at the British Museum turned out to be from the 18 th or 19 th century. Most of them have been removed from display. Until they found out they were not from an earlier era but the Victorian era. You might be saying to yourself, “But I’ve seen them! They’re in museums!” There were, in fact, no medieval chastity belts being worn to protect a ladies virtue. When you look at the evidence, you find stories about chastity belts are more of a smear campaign against an earlier “dark age” blown out of proportion in the moral mire that was the 19 th century. The earliest images were in the 16 th century. ![]() There is no evidence they existed or were used during the crusades. These barriers against infidelity and rape were mostly a tale of fiction until the 19 th century. It shows up in books and film, most recently in Mad Max Fury Road. We’ve seen and read much about the chastity belt being around since the Crusades. I liked this much-maligned Mel Brooks movie) In it, the hero not only will have the key to the fair princess’ heart but to her Everlast chastity belt. When I think of chastity belts, I think of the movie Robin Hood: Men in Tights. ![]()
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