Episode 10 - Margaret "Mother" Clap

Criminal Records Podcast

English - February 14, 2019 17:00 - 46 minutes - 47.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 57 ratings
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This week, Isaac and Demetria discuss the story of Margaret Clap, proprietor of a coffee house with a big secret. What was a molly house, why was the government prosecuting men for buggery, and why are trial records some of our best surviving documents about gay culture in 1720s England?