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In the 1770s, a remarkable rumour abounded in London and the rest of Europe. The Chevalier d’Eon, French spy, soldier, and diplomat, was not a man but a woman. Even more remarkable, in 1777 d’Eon returned to France from England under a certificate of safe conduct from the French king, acknowledging that the Chevalier d’Eon was in fact female.
During this period, d’Eon was involved in a number of cases in the English law courts. Many of these legal records, including newly discovered letters by d’Eon, are held by The National Archives. Marking LGBTQ+ history month, Legal Records Specialist, Dan Gosling will be examining these to provide new perspectives on the Chevalier d’Eon during this transitional period.
