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Tag: medieval sexuality
‘Longer than a big man’s thigh’: The Perfect Penis in Medieval Europe
What did medieval people think about penises?
Divine, Demonic and Disordered: Women without Men in Song Dynasty China
How were “manless women” viewed in Song Dynasty China?
Prostitution and Subjectivity in Late Medieval Germany
What was life like for the women who worked in medieval brothels?
The Corrupter of Boys: Sodomy, Scandal and the Medieval Clergy
Scandal-averse policies have enabled the widespread sexual abuse of boys and male adolescents within the Church.
The Reputation of Edward II
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
Medieval people feared that the Black Death was a punishment for sin, and hoped that abstaining from sex could save them.
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