King Hugh of Italy (c.885-948): Success and Failure
June 17, 2016
In his Antapodosis (‘Book of Revenge’, c. 960) the Italian bishop Liutprand of Cremona (d. c. 972) discussed the career of Hugh of Arles who had been the king of Italy between c.885 and 948 (pictured, left, in the twelfth-century chronicle of Johannes Berardi). It was his particular concern to cast a negative light on …
The ‘Unlawful’ Status of Homosexuality in Britain After Decriminalization
June 14, 2016
Even though male homosexuality was decriminalised in Britain in 1967, it still occupied a legal grey area in which it could be classified as ‘unlawful’ and contrary to the public good. As I explain in a new article for Social History (see link below) this was because of the revival of a common law offence …
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