Tickling in History

TicklishTiger · Feb 11, 2019

Came across this interesting bit of information on a website that touts odd facts of all kinds:

Foot tickling was used in the Muscovite palaces and courts for centuries as a means of arousal. Many of the Czarinas (Catherine the Great, Anna Ivanovna and others) loved it. In fact, it was so popular that eunuchs and women were employed as full time foot ticklers. While the ticklers performed their task, they often told bawdy stories and sag obscene ballads. This was done to get the ladies into the mood for liaisons with their husbands or lovers.

TMeWhiteauthor · Feb 11, 2019

Of course that film The Great Catherine featured Jan Morrow tickling Peter o Toole

milagros317 · Feb 11, 2019

TMeWhiteauthor said:
Of course that film The Great Catherine featured Jan Morrow tickling Peter o Toole

The name of the actress was Jeanne Moreau. The movie came out in 1968. She died in 2017 aged 89.

matt62 · Feb 15, 2019

More on this theme here: http://www.ticklingforum.com/showthread.php?278825-Tickling-in-History

Bansama · Feb 16, 2019

I'm not sure of the veracity of that claim but it's still hot to think about lol.

tickletherapist · Feb 17, 2019

TicklishTiger said:
Came across this interesting bit of information on a website that touts odd facts of all kinds:

Foot tickling was used in the Muscovite palaces and courts for centuries as a means of arousal. Many of the Czarinas (Catherine the Great, Anna Ivanovna and others) loved it. In fact, it was so popular that eunuchs and women were employed as full time foot ticklers. While the ticklers performed their task, they often told bawdy stories and sag obscene ballads. This was done to get the ladies into the mood for liaisons with their husbands or lovers.

Just a myth

But a nice fantasy