Lesbian Love Affair of 16th Century Scotland

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In the midst of the most hostile period in Scottish history, comes a passionate lesbian love story. Set against post-Reformation Scotland, with Mary Queen of Scots on the throne, is Marie Maitland whose erotic lesbian poetry gives us a rare and significant insight into same-sex love and desire at this time. What exactly do her poems say? And how was she able to get away with it at such a dangerous time in history for queer people? Joining Kate today is Ashley Douglas, historian, translator and author of With My Own Hand , the first book telling the story of Marie Maitland. This episode was edited by Hannah Feodorov. The producer was Stuart Beckwith. The senior producer was Freddy Chick.…