Seeing Sodomy: An Interview with Robert Mills

By Rachel Moss Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Medicine and the Body, Medieval

Mills builds a picture of sodomy’s rich multimedia presence in the Middle Ages.

The Perfect Corpse: Death, Virginity and the Bishop in Medieval Europe

By Katherine Harvey Medieval

How could a medieval corpse reflect a person’s sexual behaviour?

"The Gay Bulge" or Can We Study Medieval Sexuality Through Puns?

By Tom O'Donnell LGBTQ, Medieval

Perhaps sometimes a ‘gay bulge’ is just a gae bolga.

Beyond penetration: rethinking the murder of Edward II

By Kit Heyam LGBTQ, Medieval

Was Edward II’s brutal murder related to his sexual behaviour?

Sex and the Single Man in Late Medieval England

By Rachel Moss Medieval

What constituted socially-acceptable premarital sex for young men in the late middle ages?

The King’s Favourite: Sex, Money and Power in Medieval England

By Katherine Harvey LGBTQ, Medieval

Medieval royal favourites were often unpopular, whether or not the relationship was sexual.

Carnivalesque #107

By Katherine Harvey Early Modern, Medieval

A round-up of recent blog-posts on pre-modern history.