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Spotlight on London’s Rebellious Areas: The Southwark Mint
The Southwark Mint was one of London’s long-standing ‘sanctuaries’, areas in London whose inhabitants claimed certain rights and liberties, most… READ MORE
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Shameless Commercial Plug (Blogging a Dead Horse?): Get your Copy of the London Rebel History Calendar 2023
What with the usual seasonal delays, and posties striking for the payrise they deserve… … Its about time to order… READ MORE
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Today in London open space history, 1801, an attempt to enclose Bedfont Common fails
1801, Bedfont – a failed attempt to enclose the Common. While there are many accounts that we have posted up… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history, 1990: Hackney anti-poll tax demonstration erupts into rioting
As previously related, the introduction of the Poll Tax (officially called the Community Charge) across the UK in 1989-1990 enraged… READ MORE
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Today in London’s herstory, 1685: Anne Arthur flies with the Devil over Deptford
In honour of this being our 666th post on this blog – we invoke His Satanic Majesty… “In Deptford, near… READ MORE
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