“Whereas late against the malice of servants, which were idle, and not willing to serve after the pestilence, without taking… READ MORE
For centuries, London’s status as a powerful centre of trade and then as capital of empire made the river Thames… READ MORE
On the evening of June 16, 1824, a group of men met together in a West End Coffeehouse; a meeting… READ MORE
In 1809 a contingent of the militia in Ely, Cambridgeshire, mutinied, refusing to obey orders – either because they had… READ MORE
On June 11th several million toadies celebrated the 90th birthday of the British queen, Elizabeth II. Not that June 11th… READ MORE
On the night of the 12th June 1381, the main body of the Kentish peasant rebels, inflamed against poll taxes,… READ MORE
“There was great disorder in Southwark last evening, until about 8 o’clock at night, when the Lord Mayor, taking with… READ MORE
On Sunday 10 June 1984, Greater London Council (GLC) leader Ken Livingstone held a free open-air concert to protest against… READ MORE
The major events of the Peasants Revolt of 1381 have been told and retold many times – and rightly so.… READ MORE
The recent verdict in the Hillsborough Inquest has opened up a can of worms which may yet bite more bastards… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
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