Between Byzantine Men

By Mark Masterson Author Interviews 0 comments

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 2 comments

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 0 comments

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

Prostitution and Subjectivity in Late Medieval Germany

By Jamie Page Author Interviews, Medieval, Sexual Labour 0 comments

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 0 comments

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 0 comments

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 1 comment

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