Same-Sex Marriages in Renaissance Rome

<p>All this month on the <em>History Hit </em>family of podcasts, we've been marking LGBT+ History Month.&nbsp;To round off the month, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb investigates an extraordinary episode, long denied by scholars.&nbsp;In 1578, a same-sex community that gathered in a church, performing marriages between men, was discovered in Rome.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Professor Giuseppe Marcocci reveals his ground-breaking research which challenges the accepted historical narrative and helps us to better understand the sentiments of those who were part of this unusual - and at that time, highly subversive - community in Renaissance Rome.</p><br><p>Keep up to date with everything early modern, from Henry VIII to the Sistine Chapel with our <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tudor Tuesday newsletter &gt;</a></p><br><p>If you would like to learn more about history, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at <a href="https://access.historyhit.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">History Hit &gt;</a></p><br><p>To download, go to <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.historyhit&hl=en_GB&gl=US" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Android</a> or <a href="https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/history-hit/id1303668247" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple store</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>