Medieval Lesbians

Come back with us to the surgeons hall of 1870s Edinburgh, where a certain Arthur Conan Doyle is watching bodies being dissected.Meet notorious surgeon Joseph Bell, the real life inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, whose pioneering forensics methods unlock some of Victorian Britain' ...  Show more

To celebrate the release of Kate's new History Hit documentary, Beating Around The Bush: The History of Pubic Hair, we're revisiting a favourite episode about exactly that.Watch the documentary here: https://access.historyhit.com/videos/beating-around-the-bushFind out about the h ...  Show more

Sex. It’s everyone’s favourite subject. But has it been that way since the Middle Ages? The repressive instincts of some medieval churchmen meant that the way that ordinary people experienced and enjoyed sex in medieval Europe was very different to how it is today. But despite ...

Warning: this episode contains explicit language.Medieval people weren’t prudish—far from it. Dan is joined by medieval historian Dr Eleanor Janega to explore sex, marriage, and desire in the Middle Ages. They delve into the beliefs around sodomy as “non-procreative sex”; pilgrim ...  Show more

In this episode of Gone Medieval for Pride Month, Matt Lewis takes a look at some transgender stories from the Middle Ages. Marinos was a 5th century monk mentioned in the trial of Joan of Arc. They shaved their head and changed into men's clothes to live in ...