Visible Women: Female Sodomy in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Southern Netherlands (1400-1550)

Compared to the number of prosecutions for male sodomy, few cases of same-sex acts between women are known in early modern Europe. In the Southern Netherlands however, no less than 25 women were charged with this crime between c. 1400 and 1550, which means that nearly one out of ten accused sodomit...

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Main Author: Jonas Roelens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Open Journals 2015-09-01
Series:BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review
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Online Access:https://ojstest.minions.amsterdam/article/view/6349