After the wedding reception, the newlyweds went into a chamber to consummate their marriage. It’s awful but the royal couples often had to do it with witnesses observing the process, including the priest or other clergy. The heirs were the most important thing for any royal couple, so the witnesses had to make sure that the king and queen physically were able to have sex and that the bride was a virgin, which was proved by the bedsheet. Only some royals were able to avoid being watched during their first wedding night.

 

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