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Wednesday 26 March, 6pm - 8pm. £25 (booking fee). Enjoy gin, history, and tasting at Dr Johnson’s House!

Thursday 20 March. 5.30 - 7pm. £15 (booking fee). Enjoy an evening in Dr Samuel Johnson's 17th-century house with a glass of bubbly!

Thursday 22 May, 5.30pm - 7pm. £15 (booking fee). Enjoy an evening in Dr Samuel Johnson's 17th-century house with a glass of bubbly!

Tuesday 30 September, 12.30 - 1.30pm. £3.96 (booking required). Join Sophie Campbell to learn about the history of Fleet Street, the boisterously beating heart of the British newspaper industry.

Thursday 9 October, 6pm - 8pm. £29.95. Enjoy gin, history, and tasting at Dr Johnson’s House!

Wednesday 15 October. 1pm - 3pm. £20. Take a fascinating walk through the heart of literary London and visit the home of its most famous resident writer, Dr Samuel Johnson.

Wednesday 15 October, 6 - 8pm. £22.50. Hear Sir Rupert Gavin chart English’s extraordinary path to becoming the most global language today spoken by 1.6 billion all over the world.

Thursday 23 Oct, 5.30pm - 7pm. £16.95. Explore London’s literary past after-hours with a glass of prosecco and a lively 10-minute talk on Johnson's walk to London.

Tuesday 28 October, 12.30 - 1.30pm. £3.96 (booking required). Explore prostitution in Georgian Britain - a tale of winners and losers, humour and despair.

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Celine Luppo McDaid, Director of Dr Johnson's House, speaks on Johnson and Love, and asks how does one define 'love'?

As the end of another year approaches, it is time to reflect on progress made in the last 18 months, as well as the challenges of the future

Thursday 27 February, 12.30 - 1.45pm. Free (booking fee). The story, impact and legacy of September 1666.

Thursday 20 February, 5.30 - 7pm. £15 (booking fee). Enjoy an evening in Dr Samuel Johnson's house and explore his wonderful world of words!

Thursday 13 February, 6 - 8pm. £15 (booking fee). Join Dr. Julie Peakman for an evening exploring London's libertine women.

Wednesday 5 February, 10 - 11am. £15 (booking fee). Join us for Coffee with the Curator at Dr Johnson's House!

Thursday 6 March, 6 - 8pm. £15 (booking fee). Susannah Gibson will explore the Bluestocking and the foundations for modern feminism.

Thursday 30 January, 12.30 - 1.30pm. Free (booking required). The story of Francis Barber and his life around Fleet Street.

Thursday 23 January, 5.30pm - 7pm. £15 (booking fee). Enjoy an evening in Dr Samuel Johnson's 17th-century house

When Samuel Johnson married Tetty, in 1735, their partnership was not celebrated, Tetty was in her forties and a widow.