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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

Fashion & Style
Fashion & Style

Pointy shoes & sexuality in medieval London

How some extremely elongated footwear caused controversy in the capital

Love, Sex & Relationships
Love, Sex & Relationships

How London Pride began

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

Love, Sex & Relationships
Love, Sex & Relationships

Quirky Victorian Valentine’s Day cards

A stuffed canary on a card? A lobster in love? The Victorians had curious ways of showing romance

Rights & Activism
Rights & Activism

Ethel Smyth: Composer & Suffragette

Through love, music and activism, Smyth pushed back at the limits society placed on her