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On the Record at The National Archives

Feb 17, 2022

In this episode, we bring you four stories that span two hundred years of British history. Two women leave their families to make a new life together in Wales in 1780, a Manchester drag ball in 1880, a secret gathering space for gay men in 1920s London, and a community archive collected by Black LGBTQ+ Londoners.

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Feb 10, 2022

The National Archives’ collections offer a valuable insight into how the government interacted with and viewed LGBTQ+ communities in the past. In this episode, we bring you four stories that span two hundred years of British history, from same-sex love to secret parties.