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Today in London herstory, 1908: Suffragettes rush on Parliament
1907-8 saw a sharp stepping up of the campaign by UK women to win the vote. Successive rejections of lobbying… READ MORE
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Save Reginald, Save Tidemill: resisting new enclosures and the destruction of social housing in Deptford
NB: Tidemill Community Garden was evicted by hundreds of police and bailiffs on 29th October 2018. This post was written… READ MORE
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Today in London anti-fascist history 1978: Blockade against National Front march on Brick Lane.
BRICK LANE, a long East End street which runs from Whitechapel to Bethnal Green, was one of the earliest parts… READ MORE
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Today in London policing history: cops shoot Harry Stanley dead, Hackney, 1999
Harry Stanley was a 46-year-old Scottish painter and decorator, who lived in Hackney, East London. In September 1999 he was… READ MORE
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Today in London religious history, 1742: Methodist John Wesley stoned by unbelievers, Whitechapel.
John Wesley, founder of the Methodist branch of the Christian mystery, was a great one for preaching to large crowds… READ MORE
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