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What with the all the Brexit row inspiring an increased interest in parts of the UK splitting off (eg Scotland… READ MORE
On 2nd July 1798, officers of the West India Merchants and Planters Marine Police Institute, the UK’s earliest organised police… READ MORE
The long campaign for reform of the British political system went through many phases, especially in the 19th century. Between… READ MORE
Jessie Craigen (c.1835-99) was a working-class activist and public speaker in the earlier phases of the movement for women’s suffrage in Britain. Craigen’s… READ MORE
As covered in earlier posts on this blog, part of the old Savoy Palace building – built in the thirteenth… READ MORE
‘We’ve met people from all over the world who are supporting us: from Russia, India, South Africa, America, Germany –… READ MORE
Water, Moral Economy and the New River North London’s New River was built between 1609 and 1613, in an attempt… READ MORE
‘Nurses Are Worth More’: The 1982 Health Workers’ Dispute An account by Dale Evans, NHS worker The 1982 pay dispute… READ MORE
In 1799, 1800 and 1801 widespread rioting broke out throughout England. Most of these were food riots, provoked by scarcity… READ MORE
At the end of WW2 there was massive homelessness around the country – a pre-war shortage of housing had been… 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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