Tag: LGBThistory AudioUnfolding the court case that banned a 1920s lesbian novelMonday 11 September 2017In 1928 Radclyffe Hall wrote ‘The Well of Loneliness’, a novel that featured female characters...AudioThe Sexual Offences Act 1967. Part 2: Wolfenden’s silent womenTuesday 29 August 2017On 27 July 2017, The National Archives held a day of talks to mark the...AudioThe Sexual Offences Act 1967. Part 1: The lives of men from 1953 to the 1967 ActTuesday 29 August 2017On 27 July 2017, The National Archives held a day of talks to mark the...AudioSexuality under scrutiny in 1930s SohoTuesday 18 July 2017In 1934, homosexual acts between men – in public and in private – were...AudioOscar Wilde’s trial and imprisonment – a short playFriday 14 July 2017This short play explores the trial and imprisonment of Oscar Wilde. In 1895 the...AudioTalks from the National LGBT History Festival: E-J Scott on collecting for the Museum of TransologyMonday 20 February 2017On the 11 February 2017, The National Archives hosted a range of talks for...AudioTalks from the National LGBT History Festival: Emma Vickers on trans veterans of the British Armed ForcesMonday 20 February 2017On the 11 February 2017, The National Archives hosted a range of talks for...AudioTalks from the National LGBT History Festival: Hilary McCollum on ‘Sapphic Suffragettes’Monday 20 February 2017On the 11 February 2017, The National Archives hosted a range of talks for...AudioAmiable Warriors: A History of the Campaign for Homosexual EqualityTuesday 14 June 2016The Campaign for Homosexual Equality (CHE) is the oldest surviving LGBT organisation in the...AudioFanny and Stella: the young men who shocked Victorian EnglandFriday 12 June 2015The gripping story of the trial that shook Victorian England – a tale of...AudioThe scandalous case of John Vassall: sexuality, spying and the Civil ServiceMonday 17 December 2012Fifty years ago civil servant John Vassall was sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment for...AudioDigging for diamonds: hidden histories at The National ArchivesFriday 27 April 2012From ‘parachuting’ to ‘truffle-hunting’, there are many ways to research at The National Archives.... 1 2 »