For many years, castrati were the golden boys of opera and oratorio, especially in Italy. These were talented trebles who were castrated before puberty in order to preserve their angelic ‘unbroken’ voices. Although widely carried out, this practice was always illegal andthe castrati suffered for...
Grey Worm, and Theon Greyjoy—have undergone various forms of castration. A core of Daenerys Targaryen’s army, “the Unsullied” (a title that itself bears unpacking), is made up entirely of castrated men. But how common were eunuchs in theactualMiddle Ages?