Mother Clap's Molly House: The Gay Subculture in England, 1700-1830GMP, 1992 - 302 Seiten This pioneering historical study is the first comprehensive chronicle of the English gay community at its 18th-century roots, sporting for the first time a distinctive subculture with its "molly houses", "sodomites' walks", "maiden names" and gay slang. Rictor Norton's research into trial records and contemporary documents establishes a vital cornerstone for the reconstruction of gay history. Challenging in its demonstration that the molly subculture was primarily a working-class community of blacksmiths, milkmen, publicans and shopkeepers, Mother Clap's Molly House also records the exuberant lives of personalities such as Charles Hitchin the "thief-taker", the dramatists Samuel Foote and Isaac Bickerstaff, William Beckford of Fonthill, and Rev. John Church, prosecuted for his blessing of gay marriages. All these are set against a backdrop of persecution, blackmail and the pillory. And yes, "Mother Clap's" actually was the name of a prominent molly house! |
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... French , a commoner of the College for the past two years . Immediately after Divine Service early that afternoon , Mr French went to Thistlethwayte's lodgings , and did not return until supper time at 6 o'clock that evening . When he ...
... French , a commoner of the College for the past two years . Immediately after Divine Service early that afternoon , Mr French went to Thistlethwayte's lodgings , and did not return until supper time at 6 o'clock that evening . When he ...
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... French should give an affidavit to a justice of the peace and to the Vice - Chancellor , but that chances of prosecution were slim in so far as there was only French's word for it , and that it would be best to get the opinion of French's ...
... French should give an affidavit to a justice of the peace and to the Vice - Chancellor , but that chances of prosecution were slim in so far as there was only French's word for it , and that it would be best to get the opinion of French's ...
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... French for an hour about the difficulties he faced if he could not prove his charges . Several witnesses testified to Mr French's disorder at the dinner- table after returning from the Warden's lodgings , and Mr French gave a deposition ...
... French for an hour about the difficulties he faced if he could not prove his charges . Several witnesses testified to Mr French's disorder at the dinner- table after returning from the Warden's lodgings , and Mr French gave a deposition ...
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Introduction | 9 |
Queen James and His Courtiers 15 1992 | 15 |
The Birth of the Subculture | 32 |
Urheberrecht | |
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