Rears and Vices: The Austens and Naval Sodomy

By Seth LeJacq LGBTQ, United Kingdom

Jane Austen’s brothers sat in judgement over navy men accused of sodomy.

Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society

By Erin Abraham Author Interviews, Childhood and Youth, Medieval, Religion and Sexuality, Sexual Violence

Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society explores early medieval understandings of sin, looking in particular at childhood, sexuality and violence.

Carnal Knowledge: Regulating Sex in England, 1470-1600

By Katherine Harvey Author Interviews, Early Modern, United Kingdom

Sexual behaviour was strictly regulated in late medieval and Tudor England.

Same-Sex Marriage in Renaissance Rome

By Katherine Harvey Author Interviews, Early Modern, LGBTQ

Same-sex couples in the early modern period claimed marriage in their own particular ways.

History of Sexuality at the 2017 American Historical Association Meeting

By notcheseditor History of Sexuality

Our list of 2017 AHA panels that are not to be missed

Sex and the Devil: An Interview with Laura Stokes

By Mackenzie Cooley Author Interviews, Early Modern, Religion and Sexuality

‘The witch is a witch not only because she magically devours, destroys, or rides wolves, but also because she has sex with the devil.’

Witchcraft Confessions and Sexual Fantasies during the English Civil War

By Scott Eaton Early Modern

In their confessions at the East Anglian witch trials, accused women combined their understanding of the devil with sexual fantasies.