Closet Queens
Some 20th Century British Politicians
$27.33
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
12 September 2017
Summary
Closet Queens is a fascinating study of gay men in twentieth-century British politics, from Lord Rosebery and Lord Beauchamp in Edwardian times to Michael Portillo and Peter Mandelson in our own era.
As all homosexual activity was illegal until 1967, and exposure meant ruin and disgrace, such men were obliged either to repress their sexual feelings or else lead double lives, indulging their tastes secretly while respectably married with children.
The need to cover up …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349138756 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349138753 |
| Author: | Michael Bloch |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 12 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 122mm x 23mm |
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Michael Bloch’s publishers did well to get Matthew Parris to give his imprimatur to this book. It could easily have been a sleazy parade of salacious innuendo, but Bloch is a scrupulous historian who wrote an excellent biography of Jeremy Thorpe and has now looked at around 50 more politicians of the last century who led similarly double lives. This is a serious historical subject … Bloch shows that there was a far more extensive network of covert homosexuality than has hitherto been recognised, and there is no longer any need for reticence in admitting it - Independent
A hugely entertaining book … In my experience, homosexuals have a gift for seeing homosexuality everywhere, yet after reading Michael Bloch’s survey I am retrospectively more persuaded … Bloch juggles the skills of lock-picker, outrageous gossip and historian. The result is unflaggingly absorbing - Daily TelegraphMichael Bloch has written an entertaining account of the sex lives of some of Britain’s most prominent and colourful politicians. What is surprising is that there were rather more secretly gay MPs than anyone imagined - ObserverThere is plenty of fun here, as Michael Bloch writes very entertainingly, and with a sharp sense of humour - New StatesmanAbout The Author
Michael Bloch
Michael Bloch was born in 1953 and trained for the law. From 1979 he assisted Maitre Suzanne Blum, the Parisian lawyer of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. He is the author of several books on the Windsors as well as other acclaimed works of non-fiction.
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