| Description |
xiv, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Male-male love and sex in the Middle Ages, 1000-1500 / Robert Mills -- Renaissance sodomy, 1500-1700 / Randolph Trumbach -- Modern sodomy : the origins of homosexuality, 1700-1800 / Randolph Trumbach -- Secrets, crimes, and diseases, 1800-1914 / H. G. Cocks -- Queer conflicts : love, sex and war, 1914-1967 / Matt Cook -- From gay reform to gaydar, 1967-2006 / Matt Cook |
| Summary |
"Covering nearly a thousand years from the Norman Conquest to the Internet age, it is a history rich in personalities, not only public figures like Richard Lionheart or Derek Jarman, but also little-known individuals such as 'Eleanor', a cross-dresser in Chaucer's England, and Mark Partridge, branded a 'mollying bitch' in eighteenth-century London. A Gay history of Britain tells their stories against a shifting historical background of changing laws, fluctuations of popular prejudice, and unexpectedly influential events, such as the coming of the railways." "Drawing on a wealth of research, the authors - each an expert in his field - have worked closely together to deliver a highly-readable narrative. Broad in its coverage but nuanced in its detail - including never-before-seen illustrations - it is an eye-opening exploration of the many different ways in which British men have expressed their love and desire for one another."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-242) and index |
| Subject |
Gay men -- Great Britain -- History.
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Gay men -- Great Britain -- Social conditions.
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Homosexuality -- Great Britain -- History.
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| Author |
Cook, Matt.
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Mills, Robert, 1973-
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Trumbach, Randolph.
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Cocks, Harry, 1968-
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| LC no. |
2006039653 |
| ISBN |
1846450020 alkaline paper |
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9781846450020 alkaline paper |
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