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As part of our climate change themed #TakeoverDay, we interviewed Ruth Knight, English Heritage's Head of Climate and Sustainability, to hear what she gets up to day-to-day, and what English Heritage is doing to tackle climate change.

As part of the project we spent a lot of time discussing where people could find out more, and where we had come across queer stories. So we put together a reading list.

Most of the books have been shared on Instagram as part of the Shout Out Loud Book Club, but we wanted to give you a place to find them all in one place.

By examining the social circles that historical queer figures moved in, we are often able to draw connections to other people whose lives were lived outside of the contemporary heterosexual norm. This focus on networks is useful for demonstrating that same-sex relationships were not always entirely secret or beyond the pale in the past, particularly in certain circles.