Actually it was very commonplace. People didn’t have a lot of extra beds in their small homes and the homes were cold. That is why the beds were near the chimneys in the center of the house. They had bundling boards so a male and a female could sleep together but there was a big board between them.
I should have added, there were many illegitimate births back then. Ask anyone who does genealogy.
I should have added, there were many illegitimate births back then. Ask anyone who does genealogy.