The history of the concept of psychological androgyny both raises and responds to the question “what is the history of sexuality?”
Tag: British history
Witchcraft Confessions and Sexual Fantasies during the English Civil War
In their confessions at the East Anglian witch trials, accused women combined their understanding of the devil with sexual fantasies.
Maleficent Favourites: Seductive Bewitchment at the English Court
Accusations of witchcraft were often used to explain away transgressive behaviour between kings and favourites.
The Way Out: Sebastian Buckle on Homosexuality in Modern Britain
Public discourse on homosexuality through the images, ideas & judgements made about queer lives.
Queen and Country: Emma Vickers on Same-Sex Desire in the British Armed Forces
What is the history of same-sex love and desire in the British Armed Forces?
Prison Sex in the Mid-Victorian English Convict System
Penal administrators and reformers viewed the potential spread of ‘unnatural crime’ with horror.
Naming & Shaming Women: Reporting on VD Trials During WWI
In 1918 over 100 women were convicted for infecting a member of the armed forces with VD.
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