Zita Eva Rohr & Gabrielle Storey 
Premodern ruling sexualities [PDF ebook] 
Representation, identity, and power

This volume explores a range of premodern rulers and their depictions in historiography, literature, art and material culture to gain a broader understanding of their sexualities. It considers the methodologies and motivations of premodern writers and rulers when fashioning royal and elite sexualities and offers new analyses of an array of texts and artwork from across Europe and the wider Mediterranean.