History and Society

Our programme includes a diverse collection of walking tours through the city, and examinations of the past and present of the city and its people.

People marching for Homosexual Equality. In the background is a red banner showing 'Gay Liberation Front'.

LGBTQ+ history

Two women reading posters

London history

History of language

An image of the Cable St mural which is on the side of a building.

Walking tours

Archive tours

Library Lates

Image from our collection of a man Swing dancing with a brace on and a group of people watching on from behind.

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History & Society programme

Activities in History and Society

  1. Household Words

    Online

  2. Cross Border Queers: Stories of South Asian Migrant Lives

    In-person

  3. Queer Musical Theatre

    Online

  4. Terrence Higgins Trust: Bold and Brave since 1982

  5. Language and the First World War

    Online

  6. Jewish East End (1880s-1960s)

    Online

  7. Archive Tour - LGBTQ+ Collections

    In-person

  8. Welcome to the East End (1880s-1960s)

    In-person

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  9. Forgotten Women (1880s to 1960s)

    In-person

  10. Archive Tour - UK Leather and Fetish Archives

    In-person