‘In the manner of a woman’: John/Eleanor Rykener and the Inessentiality of Gender

By Kim Racon LGBTQ, Medieval

John/ Eleanor Rykener’s confession reveals the complexity of queer lives in medieval England.

The Problematic Priestly Body: Celibacy, Sexuality and the Trials of the Medieval Clergy

By Katherine Harvey Medieval

Many medieval clerics struggled to obey rules which said they must remain celibate.

Three Wise Men in a Bed: Bedsharing and Sexuality in Medieval Europe

By Katherine Harvey LGBTQ, Medieval

For high-status medieval men, sharing a meal and a bed had more to do with politics than sex.