Medieval Lesbians

<p>How do you begin to look for examples of lesbians in the medieval period?</p> <p>Even though it was deeply frowned upon by the powers that be, the clues are very much there... if you know where to look.</p> <p>What examples do we have? How did the male-run church respond to fears that nuns were getting too close for their liking? And how did a 13th century court react when a dildo was presented in a case against a woman accused of sodomy?</p> <p>Joining Kate today is medieval historian Tess Wingard to help us find out more. You can find out more about Tess's work here: <a href="https://tesswingard.wordpress.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://tesswingard.wordpress.com/</u></a><u> </u></p> <p>This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Charlotte Long.</p> <p>All music from Epidemic Sounds/All3 Media.</p> <p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><u>You can take part in our listener survey</u><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u> here</u></a><u>.</u></p><p>Voting is now open for the Listener's Choice Award at this year's Podcast Awards! UK & Ireland listeners please place your vote on the Spotify mobile app here: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/s/xhg6PJa</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>