Product Description
Queer Georgians
Author: Anthony Delaney
Format: Paperback
A hidden history of lovers, lawbreakers and homemakers
History Hit podcast presenter Dr Anthony Delaney reveals the fascinating lives of those long written out of the nation's story, now lovingly restored.
'If you've been intrigued by the gay romances that featured in Bridgerton, or the inspiration behind Gentleman Jack, Queer Georgians brings both - and more - vividly to life' i paper
'A page turner one could as easily read on a beach as in a library... Utterly riveting' — Irish Independent
'In this moving and revelatory book, Anthony Delaney gives a voice to women and men whose lives have been written out of history' Hallie Rubenhold, author of The Five and Story of a Murder
Mother Clap's Holborn coffee house is open to all comers, a place of companionship and community, until a tip-off leads to a midnight raid.
Two women, exiled from their families, set up a utopian homestead in a remote Welsh cottage, inspiring a generation of Romantic poets.
The celebrated Chevalier d'Éon, soldier, diplomat and spy, challenges a rival to a fencing match. The sweepstake is not over who will win, but whether the Chevalier is a man or a woman.
In this dazzling work of restorative history, Dr Anthony Delaney has traced the stories of people daring to challenge society's expectations, unearthing archives and court records to reveal the tragedies and the joys of queer life three centuries ago. Breathing new life into the forgotten and offering radical new interpretations of celebrated figures such as Anne Lister, Queer Georgians is an invitation to view our shared history in a whole new light.
'Reading this hitherto hidden history was a revelation. I was utterly enthralled from the first page to the last.' Tracy Borman, Chief Historian, Historic Royal Palaces and author of The Private Lives of the Tudors
'Anthony Delaney has opened the closet door of Jane Austen's England and found people of every style - criminalised in their own time, ignored by ours, heroically finding their own ways.' — Philippa Gregory, author of Normal Women
About the Author
Dr Anthony Delaney has a PhD in history from the University of Exeter, where he is an Honorary Fellow, and presents the History Hit podcast After Dark. Queer Georgians is his first book.
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