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Fashion & Style

Pointy shoes and sexuality in medieval London

How some extremely elongated footwear caused controversy in the capital

Love, Sex & Relationships

How London Pride began

And the campaign for LGBTQ+ rights gained momentum in the 1970s

From our experts

Valentine's love tokens: From bent coins to whale’s tooth

Discover the romantic history behind love tokens like bent coins, lovespoons and whale’s teeth

Printed Ephemera

Syphilis Produces Miscarriage, Still Birth, and Infant Death. (print)

1918-1940

Photography

Soho at night (negative)

Grant, Henry

1964-02

Printed Ephemera

Still births (poster)