Publisher's Synopsis
These works delve into the harrowing history of the persecution of Gay people in eighteenth-century Netherlands. Uranism in the Netherlands up to the Nineteenth Century examines the infamous 1730 purge, where hundreds of individuals were accused and executed for their sexuality, revealing the societal and religious forces that fueled the hysteria. Meanwhile, Emanuel Valk: The Trial of a Gay Preacher in Eighteenth-Century Holland recounts the tragic fate of Emanuel Valk, a Protestant pastor accused of sodomy, whose trial and subsequent persecution underscore the brutal intolerance of the era. Together, these books offer a sobering yet essential exploration of historical injustices, shedding light on the resilience of those who lived-and died-under oppressive regimes.
