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Jerry White
Jerry White is an award-winning historian of London. His latest book, Birth of a Global City, a history of London during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars of 1789-1815, is published by Bodley Head on 1 October 2026.Jerry worked in local government, mainly in London,…
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How The French Revolution Made London The Greatest City In The World
Revolution, war, political turmoil: this is the extraordinary story of how modern London – the world’s first truly global city – was made. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars changed London beyond recognition. In this brilliant portrait of these pivotal years, acclaimed…
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James Maker Archive
Administrative/Biographical History: James Maker was singer and lyricist with Indie pop group, Raymonde. He later fronted the hard rock group, RPLA, who, after signing to EMI Records, cut their long hair and reemerged wearing suits and Vivienne Westwood court shoes. A ‘rock and…
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Celebrate 50 years of Women Against Rape (WAR)
We’ll showcase highlights from 50 years of organising and what was won, and celebrate our archives going into the Bishopsgate Library. Women Against Rape is a grassroots multi-racial women’s group founded in 1976 and based at the Crossroads Women’s Centre in London. We provide…
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Jessica Gregory
Jessica Gregory is a PhD history researcher and freelance historian based in London. She is currently researching the relationship between indecency law and advertisements for sex-related products. Her research interests include queer histories, histories of sex, sexuality,…
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Paul R. King
Paul R. King has been a professional body piercer since 1991 and has lectured on body modification since 1993. In 1991, he began a 1½-year apprenticeship under Elayne Angel, author of The Piercing Bible, and went on to work in all three former Gauntlet locations, managing two of…
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XXX History of Piercing (Part 1): Pierced Females of Porn
Traditionally, the history of piercing is told by gay men about gay men. Clearly, their contributions are not overstated; however, other personalities and communities have not received the exploration they merit. This presentation dives into Women's roles in the wild porn world…
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The Ladies Comforter: Advertising and selling dildos at the turn of the twentieth century
In the early twentieth century clandestine producers of pornography and erotic goods promoted their illegal erotic photos and goods through postal circulars and catalogues which customers read in their own homes. These catalogues promoted a number of rubber sex toys including…
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The Bible Makers of Soho
They were all made by hand. The earliest contained only typed stories, but over time they became increasingly illustrated, first with drawings and later with photographs. Some of the people who produced them became notorious, among them Ron "the Millionaire Dustman" Davey and…