Sleeping With Your Late Wife’s Half-Sister

Was That Ever Appropriate?

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I’m speaking of a different time in America; things were slightly different in 1772 than they are now. It was once common for European royalty to marry relatives, which often strengthened political alliances and kept the money in the families. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were first cousins, as were King George IV and Caroline of Brunswick. In…