Tag: medieval sexuality

The Problematic Priestly Body: Celibacy, Sexuality and the Trials of the Medieval Clergy

By Katherine Harvey March 18, 2014 Medieval 0 comments

Katherine Harvey Although Notches is a blog about the history of sexuality, as a historian of the late medieval Church I spend most of my time thinking about a group of men who were not supposed to engage in any form of sexual activity: the medieval clergy. The ideal of […]

Three Wise Men in a Bed: Bedsharing and Sexuality in Medieval Europe

By Katherine Harvey January 6, 2014 LGBTQ, Medieval 5 comments

Katherine Harvey One of the biggest challenges facing medieval historians, and perhaps especially historians of medieval sexuality, is interpreting the actions of individuals at a remove of several centuries. Take, for example, the case of King Richard I of England, who has sometimes been considered something of a gay icon. […]