At the tender age of 14, King James V of Scotland was encouraged by his then-stepfather and countless noblemen to be as promiscuous as possible, in order to keep him from assuming power. Why? They believed that by occupying the teenage king’s mind and thoughts with sex, he wouldn’t realize that they’d stolen his power. They would shuttle him around the kingdom, showing him women and bringing him to brothels, until he rebelled at age 16.
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