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Today in London riotous history, 1763: sailors protest arrest of ‘disorderly women’, Whitechapel
“Four disorderly women being sent to Bridewell, a parcel of sailors assembled in Rosemary-lane, with an intent to rescue them;… READ MORE
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Today in London’s anti-fascist history, 1962: Would-be fuhrer Oswald Mosley gets a kicking, Dalston
The first half of the 1950s was a quiet time for anti-fascists in the UK. The postwar threat of fascist… READ MORE
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Today in London striking history, 2006: Haringey Dustbin Workers Strike begins
Bosses bagged and binned The Haringey Dustbin Workers Strike, 2006 A contemporary report by Alan Woodward (with a tiny bit… READ MORE
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Today in London festive history, 1995: Reclaim the Streets party takes over Angel, Islington
Photo Credit (main phot0): Alan Lodge After its first big shindig in Camden High Street had hit the news with… READ MORE
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Today in London’s radical history, 1549: An Enclosure Riot at Enfield
As previously recounted, residents of Enfield had a long tradition of defending common fields against enclosure by landowners, their agents… READ MORE
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