Between Byzantine Men

By Mark Masterson Author Interviews

What role did same-sex desire play in tenth-century Byzantium?

‘Longer than a big man’s thigh’: The Perfect Penis in Medieval Europe

By Katherine Harvey Medieval

What did medieval people think about penises?

Divine, Demonic and Disordered: Women without Men in Song Dynasty China

By Hsiao-wen Cheng Asian Sexualities, Author Interviews

How were “manless women” viewed in Song Dynasty China?

Prostitution and Subjectivity in Late Medieval Germany

By Jamie Page Author Interviews, Medieval, Sexual Labour

What was life like for the women who worked in medieval brothels?

The Corrupter of Boys: Sodomy, Scandal and the Medieval Clergy

By Dyan Elliott Author Interviews, Childhood and Youth, Medieval, Religion and Sexuality, Sexual Violence

Scandal-averse policies have enabled the widespread sexual abuse of boys and male adolescents within the Church.

The Reputation of Edward II

By Kit Heyam Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Medieval

Edward’s medieval and early modern afterlife was significantly shaped by the influence of literary texts and techniques.

‘Behaviour Which Merits a Horrible and Wretched Death’: Sex, Sin and the Black Death in Medieval England

By Katherine Harvey Medieval

Medieval people feared that the Black Death was a punishment for sin, and hoped that abstaining from sex could save them.