debauchery

The Overgate

Categories: Dundee History Archive, Dundee landmarksTags: 12th century, 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, crime, David Earl of Huntingdon, death, debauchery, disease, dundee landmarks, history, landmarks, living conditions, sanitation, streets, witchLeave a comment

If you’ve seen any really old maps of Dundee, you might notice that there’s no mention of the Overgate as we know it, or indeed, the Nethergate. Known back then as Argyllsgait (Argyllgait) and Flukergait respectively, it wasn’t until the latter part of the 1500’s that the new names came into play, not long afterRead more ⟶

Sex In Our City

Categories: CuriositiesTags: adultery, debaucheryLeave a comment

Our appetite for all things licentious has not been quenched over the millennia. From the necessity of reproduction, we have evolved our sexuality and desires to include just about every facet of life on earth. Branched away from a purely biological need to reproduce, we constantly, as a species seek new and exciting ways toRead more ⟶

Categories: Crime & death, Dundee History ArchiveTags: 19th century, debauchery, drinking, gambling, sexLeave a comment

Surprisingly little in the way of research has been undertaken into the history of sex, gambling and drunkenness in Dundee. There is a lot of information from the late-nineteenth and early twentieth-century about the lives of the mass female workforce in Jute Mills