Queer Georgians - A hidden history of lovers, lawbreakers and homemakers

What Delaney achieves here is forensic brilliance . He doesn''t just examine the famous queers we think we know-he dissects the very historical documents that recorded them, drawing out fascinating and genuinely empowering conclusions about the stubborn permeance of queer people and relationships throughout the last three centuries. It''s detective work of the highest order, served with the kind of scholarly rigour that makes you want to clutch your pearls and applaud simultaneously.

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.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Delaney, Delaney Anthony
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Release: 04.06.2026
• EAN: 9781804993934
• ISBN: 978-1-80499-393-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Women, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, 1714–1837 (Georgian period), HISTORY / LGBTQ+, Relating to LGBTQIA+ people