SYMHC Classics: The Bawdy House Riots of 1668

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: SYMHC Classics: The Bawdy House Riots of 1668
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
• Feed URL: http://www.howstuffworks.com/podcasts/stuff-you-missed-in-history-class.rss
• Duration: 00:29:59
• Published: 2019-05-04 15:00

We're going back to a 2016 episode today. In early modern London, there was a tradition of sorts where apprentices would amass on holidays and physically destroy brothels. One of the largest such riot took place during Easter week in 1668, and it was a complicated event. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com