The Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages

By Katherine Harvey Medieval

By exploring their sex lives, The Fires of Lust brings ordinary medieval people to life.

Trans and Genderqueer Subjects in Medieval Hagiography

By Alicia Spencer-Hall and Blake Gutt Author Interviews, Medieval, Trans

Why is medieval hagiography an important source for trans and genderqueer history?

The Shape of Sex: Nonbinary Gender from Genesis to the Renaissance

By Leah DeVun Author Interviews, LGBTQ, Trans

The Shape of Sex reveals how and why efforts to define “the human” so often hinged on ideas about nonbinary sex.

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.

Maleficent Favourites: Seductive Bewitchment at the English Court

By Kit Heyam Medieval

Accusations of witchcraft were often used to explain away transgressive behaviour between kings and favourites.

CFP: Histories of Magic and Sexuality

By Mackenzie Cooley CFP

How have perceptions of magic shaped sexuality, love, and reproduction?