Join us for an evening with historians Dr Kate Lister and Dr Anthony Delaney to discuss their latest books FLICK and Queer Georgians.About this Event
Join us for an evening with historians Dr Kate Lister and Dr Anthony Delaney to discuss their latest books FLICK and Queer Georgians. The evening will consist of an author talk followed by an audience Q&A and a signing.
Please ask a bookseller if you have any questions.
About Kate Lister and FLICK:
DR KATE LISTER is an historian, columnist, television presenter and host of the award-winning History Hit podcast Betwixt the Sheets. Her weekly column in inews was highly commended for Broadsheet Columnist of the Year at the 2025 Press Awards, and she is a regular contributor on all the terrestrial and cable channels such as BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 and is a regular contributor to the History Hit YouTube channel which has 884k subscribers. She has published widely in the field of sex history, and lives in the north of England. Her X account @whoresofyore has 590k followers.
FLICK is a rousing history of women enjoying sex: sex with themselves, sex with each other, and occasionally sex with men as well.There is a common misconception that before modern day feminism, women throughout history simply lay back and thought of England or their respective place of origin; that the modern ‘sex positive’ movement is a radical break from the past. But women demanding better sex did not arrive with free love or the Rampant Rabbit. It has been a very long fight indeed.
From Ancient Mesopotamian sex goddesses to the contraceptive pill, Kate Lister takes us through history to show us how women’s sexual pleasure was controlled, understood and thoroughly enjoyed.
About Anthony Delaney and Queer Georgians:
DR ANTHONY DELANEY has a PhD in history from the University of Exeter, where he is an Honorary Fellow, and presents the History Hit podcast After Dark. Queer Georgians is his first book.
Along with winning ‘Rookie of the Year’ at the 2024 True Crime Awards, Anthony was also nominated for ‘Best New Presenter’ at the 2024 Arias. He also appears on and has presented numerous history documentaries across TV and streaming platforms.Dr Anthony Delaney reveals the real people that inspired Gentleman Jack and the gay romances in Bridgerton, long written out of the nation's story and now lovingly restored.
Mother Clap's Holborn coffee house is open to all comers, a place of companionship and community, until a tip-off leads to a midnight raid.
Two women, exiled from their families, set up a utopian homestead in a remote Welsh cottage, inspiring a generation of Romantic poets.
In this dazzling work of restorative history, Dr Anthony Delaney has traced the stories of people daring to challenge society's expectations, unearthing archives and court records to reveal the tragedies and the joys of queer life three centuries ago. Breathing new life into the forgotten and offering radical new interpretations of celebrated figures such as Anne Lister, Queer Georgians is an invitation to view our shared history in a whole new light.
Event Venue
Waterstones, 1 Warwick Street, Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
GBP 4.00 to GBP 25.00
