Participant Info
- First Name
- Jessica
- Last Name
- Cale
- Country
- United States
- State
- NC North Carolina
- authorjessicacale@gmail.com
- Affiliation
- Royal Historical Society
- Website URL
- dirtysexyhistory.com
- Keywords
- sex, sexuality, adultery, fornication, love, courtly love, contraception, marriage, medieval sex, Restoration England, prostitution, poison, sex work, homosexuality, Middle Ages, Stuarts, Georgian, Regency, Victorian
- Availability
- Media Contact
- Additional Contact Information
- Available and happy to talk
- PhD
- other credentials
Personal Info
- Photo
- About Me
Jessica Cale is a historian, blogger, and historical fiction author. She holds a BA (Hons) in Ancient and Medieval History and an MFA in Creative and Media Writing from Swansea University. Her research is primarily focused on sex and contraception throughout British history.
She has contributed to BBC History, History Vault, The Observer, Subtext, Plugged In, and The Libertine, among others. She is a member of the Royal Historical Society and the Historical Novel Society. You can find her on her history blog, Dirty, Sexy History.
- Recent Publications
Sexuality and its Impact on History: The British Stripped Bare (2018).
See also Dirty, Sexy History.
- Media Coverage
- The Guardian (UK), The Daily Mail
- Social Media
- @JessicaCale
- Country Focus
- United Kingdom
- Expertise by Geography
- England, France, United Kingdom
- Expertise by Chronology
- Medieval, Pre-17th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, Early Modern
- Expertise by Topic
- Gender, Sexuality, Women
