codzienność: John/Eleanor Rykener

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John Rykener, also known as Eleanor, was a 14th-century gender-nonconforming male prostitute arrested in December 1394 for performing a sex act with John Britby, in London's Cheapside, while wearing female attire. Although historians tentatively link Rykener to a prisoner of the same name, the only known facts of Rykener's life come from an interrogation made by the mayor of London. Rykener was questioned on two offences: prostitution and sodomy. Prostitutes were not usually arrested in London during this period, while sodomy was an offence against morality rather than common law and so pursued in ecclesiastical courts. There is no evidence that Rykener was prosecuted for either crime. Ryke…

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Sir Nicholas Brembre (died 20 February 1388) was an important figure in late 14th-century London and an ally of King Richard II during his dispute with his rebel Lords Appellant in the 1380s. Nothing is known of Brembre’s birth, but he was probably of humble origins. At some point, he became a merchant and joined the Grocers' Company, an important London guild. He became extremely wealthy through involvement in the wool trade. His wealth enabled him to make substantial cash loans to the Crown, and this, in turn, granted him access to the highest levels of government. Brembre was highly active in London’s civic political life, serving on commissions, as an alderman, sheriff and for four term…

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Mortimer, 4th Earl of March. 11 December – John/Eleanor Rykener , a transvestite male prostitute (and embroiderer) working mainly in London , but also active