Historian Peter Ackroyd chronicles LGBTQ+ life in London from the ancient era to the modern day.

London is well known for having a flourishing LGBTQ+ community in the modern day, whether in its nightlife or political organizations.

But there has always been a visible LGBTQ+ community in the U.K.'s capital city, even during severely homophobic times.

The trajectory from oppression to tolerance has not been linear, and homophobia has often increased as a reaction to other anxieties in Britain.

Peter Ackroyd is an acclaimed English biographer, novelist, and historian whose works include London: The Biography and The History of England.

In Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day, Ackroyd shows readers that LGBTQ+ people have always been able to find community and opportunity in London.