Starz’s stunning and steamy Mary & George series has breathed 21st-century queer life into the 17th-century royal love affair of England’s King James I and his hottie favorite George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham. And while James is far from history’s only royal to have been what we would now consider LGBTQ+, he was, fortunately for us, one of the least discreet about his preferences. So, while historians will likely forever fight over the exact nature of the intimate relationships of some royals, there’s little doubt that James had a distinct eye for some of the hottest men in his kingdom.
Accordingly, few other queer royal love affairs are now as openly celebrated at the sites where they actually happened as the 11-year liaison of James and George. As luck would have it, several of the relationship’s key sites are also open to the public, so you can step into some of the actual places where the king and his favorite likely did more than just exchange knowing glances.
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