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Sinners, Saints and Saviours

Fri, 30 Aug

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London

Join your Roman 'Whore' Guide as she leads you down the back streets of Bankside and London Bridge and introduces you to the Goddesses, Whores and heroines that shaped Southwark.

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Sinners, Saints and Saviours
Sinners, Saints and Saviours

Time & Location

30 Aug 2024, 18:45 – 20:45

London, Green Dragon Ct, London SE1, UK

About the event

Southwark…Most know it today for the tourist destinations of Borough Market, Southwark cathedral, London Bridge, The Globe, among others. But behind the bustling Bankside streets there is a much more sordid and dark history.

For over two millennia ‘south of the river’ has always been a wild place of debauchery and vice. From the Roman occupation, through to the Medieval and Elizabethan eras and right up to the 20th century, Southwark has rightly earned its reputation as a "Foul dene, rather than a Fairy garden" (unknown, 17th century).

We know the men behind this history: Shakespeare, Sir Francis Drake, King Henry VIII, the Bishops of Winchester. But what about the women?

Enter: "Lydia Clamydia". Your local Roman Whore Guide, who is here to correct this imbalance! Lydia has left her long slumber in the spirit world to guide you through Southwark’s HERstory and bring to life Southwark’s colourful past.   As she guides you along the river and through the backstreets, you will be introduced to (among others):

A Pagan Goddess who inspired orgies…

An infamous Brothel owner…

A very unlucky Nun…

A Winchester goose (or two)…

A supernatural entity that curses men who

offend her!…

A Victorian working class heroine (or two)…

Starting at Southwark Cathedral and ending on Red Cross Way, you will visit some of the lesser known spots of the area and have an opportunity to see Southwark from a new perspective.  At the end of the journey, you will have the option to join your Guide for a tipple in a local Edwardian pub to (ahem) digest what you have seen, heard and learned!

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