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Life
Author A.J. West on the queer riot that history forgot: ‘Nearly three centuries on, it’s a spirit we can still identify with’
A corrupt official, secret societies, and unexpected solidarity collide in this extraordinary account of defiance in Georgian London that shaped LGBTQ+ history