Grab your corset and fess up: Have you quietly longed to explore the seamy sex lives of the Puritans? Well, now you can, thanks to the Partnership of Historic Bostons. The nonprofit launched in 1999 to celebrate the historical connection between our Boston and Boston, Lincolnshire, England, founded in 1086. This fall, they’ll run a series of free events about “Passionate Puritans: Marriage, Love, and Sex in 17th-Century Massachusetts.’’ Smelling salts not included. The series kicks off on Sept. 7 at 4:30 p.m. with a walking tour, followed by a scintillating lineup led by Puritan historians and scholars (who appear to have a sense of humor). Visit the mansion of an ex-governor who married a friend’s young paramour, listen to the love letters of John Winthrop, learn about Boston’s blue-bloodiest sex scandals, and attend scholarly talks about love and romance among our forefathers at locations throughout the city. The series runs through October. For a full list of events, visit www.historicbostons.org.

Kara Baskin can be reached at kcbaskin@gmail.com