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Today in London radical herstory, 1611: thief, performer, libertine, fence Moll Cutpurse arrested, for cross-dressing
“Though no remarkable thing happened at her nativity, such as the flattering sooth sayers pretend in eclipses, and other the… READ MORE
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Today in London musical history, 1707: Jack Hall hung for burglary at Tyburn… But he Gets Immortalised in Song
‘Up the ladder I did grope, That’s No Joke, That’s No Joke’ (From the popular song ‘Jack Hall’ later ‘Sam… READ MORE
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Housing vs Open Space: The Wanstead Flats campaign of 1946
Infill Me… Infill Me… They’ve All got it Infill Me.. Amidst a crisis of genuinely affordable housing in London, with… READ MORE
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A Light Shining in Hanwell: battles for open green space in West London
January 2023 Update: Ealing Council are again seeking to press ahead with a plan to develop a sports facility covering more… READ MORE
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Today in London’s media history, 1814: Times proprietor John Walter bypasses printers to instroduce new steam-press
The first edition of the Daily Universal Register was published on 1st January, 1785. It was in competition with eight other daily… READ MORE
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