Queer Georgians

Based on original archival research by History Hit podcast presenter Dr Anthony Delaney, Queer Georgians 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. 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 flee from their families in County Kilkenny to set up a remote utopian homestead, 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