The Chastity Plot

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Why has the ideal of chastity has persisted for so many centuries?

Abortion and Contraception in Modern Greece, 1830-1967

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Abortion and contraception before the Pill: the case of Modern Greece.

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

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

Gay penguins, medieval heretics, and the place of animals in the history of sexuality

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Medieval theologians, like modern activists, used animals to make arguments about human sexuality.

Virgin Whore

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A surprisingly prevalent theme in late English medieval literature and culture: the celebration of the Virgin Mary’s sexuality.

Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society

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Anticipating Sin in Medieval Society explores early medieval understandings of sin, looking in particular at childhood, sexuality and violence.

Like a Virgin? The Medieval Origins of a Modern Debate

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A recent Vatican ruling on consecrated virgins has caused controversy, but there are medieval precedents for the new approach.