Most Surprising Thing I've Learned

The most surprising/interesting thing I've learned while in this class has definitely been either how violent this time period was and also how this society viewed sex.
 I wrote a blog about all the different forms of torture that was common during the Medieval era, and there were so many insanely painful forms that I was in total and complete shock. There were ways of stretching people out enough to rip them in half, drowning women who were thought to be witches, having stakes driven through people's legs, etc. It was appalling to research this topic and to see all of the various websites that contained hundreds of ways that people were tortured.
Also I wrote a blog about sex and how intensely regulated it was during the Medieval period. There were restrictions on what time of day sex was permitted, what positions were acceptable, and who sex was acceptable to be between. The restrictions for the time of day stated that sex was only allowed during the night in complete darkness. Men were only allowed to be on top (missionary) unless they were fat, then it was acceptable for the women to be on top. There was absolutely no anal, oral, or other positions allowed ever. Sex was only allowed between a married man and woman for the strict purpose of procreation. Sex for fun was completely inappropriate.
This class has taught me a lot about Medieval times that I previously had bias towards. Medieval people weren't completely dirty and living in filth, they wore vibrant clothing, and there were times of good and happiness it wasn't all just bad and killing everyone.