📗 Libro en inglés QUEER GEORGIANS

History Hit podcast presenter Dr Anthony Delaney reveals the real people that inspired Gentleman Jack and the gay romances in Bridgerton long written out of the nation s story and now lovingly restored 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 MurderMother 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