We take a look at the fascinating life of T. E. Lawrence: poet, archaeologist, sadomasochist, and agent of Arab self-determination and British colonial rule. 

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Sources:

Aldrich, Robert: Colonialism and Homosexuality (Routledge, 2002)

Lawrence, T. E.: The Seven Pillars of Wisdom

ed. Norton, Rictor: My Dear Boy: Gay Love Letters through the Centuries (Leyland, 1998) http://rictornorton.co.uk/lawrence.htm

Sattin, Anthony: The Young T. E. Lawrence (Norton, 2015)