Stars of the Stage and Screen II

Tilda Swinton and Ben Wishaw are acclaimed actors known for their chameleon abilities. Both found their love of acting in the east of England, in Cambridge and Hitchin.

Notes on Camp: Anglesey Abbey

The homely gold stone and Jacobean gables of Anglesey Abbey, a National Trust property to the north of Cambridge, may not spring to mind when thinking of the camp sensibility. But stroll around the grounds or inspect the contents of the house, and it is a lot queerer – and more camp – than might first be expected.

Writers and the Closet: E.M Forster and Christopher Isherwood

E.M Forster and Christopher Isherwood are two of the best known 20th Century writers to come out of Cambridge, and had a major impact on each other’s work.

Female Founders IV: Lady Frances Sidney and Mary Talbot

At the end of the 1500s, two women re-made Cambridge city centre: Lady Frances Sidney founded the college bearing her name, and Mary Talbot doubled the size of St John’s

The battle over public toilets in Cambridge

Public toilets have always been politicised spaces for queer people, as the battle over arrests in Cambridge during the 1970s shows…

Pride Heroes: Lara Jaffey

Lara Jaffey is one of Cambridgeshire’s most important queer figureheads. After a couple of decades spent at the helm of the Pink Festival, Encompass Network and The Kite Trust, she now lives in Bristol with her brand new wife Jess.

Pride Heroes: Mark Briggs “Felicity Flappes”

Mark Briggs, also known as his alter-ego Felicity Flappés, has been part of the Cambridgeshire scene for thirty years.

Pride Heroes: Dr Pip Gardner

Dr Pip Gardner (they/them) is the Chief Executive of The Kite Trust. After growing up in Peterborough, they now live in Ely with their very affectionate cat, Pancake.

Arthur Eddington

Arthur Eddington (1882-1944) is one of Cambridge’s best known scientists, known for his contributions to physics – particularly astronomy – and translating Einstein’s Theory of Relativity into English. Today, his name is synonymous with a new district in North West Cambridge.

Female Founders III: Lady Margaret Beaufort

Lady Margaret Beaufort, wily politician and head of the Tudor Dynasty; patron of the arts and founder of both Christs’ and St John’s Colleges