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Harlots and Hospitals: How The wages Of Sin Shaped The Capital

From the coffee and bath houses to the theatres and in the streets outside them, the Georgian sex industry was firmly entrenched in society. There also existed a lesser known framework of medical and charitable institutions dedicated to helping the prostitutes who made up the workforce. Dan Cruickshank, one of our leading historians will present his new book The Secret History of Georgian London and examine how London was shaped and it's future determined by this powerful force.

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