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Get your copy of the 2021 London Rebel History Calendar
Something to hopefully entertain through long winter weeks of lockdown and skintness… the 2021 London Rebel History Calendar has hit… READ MORE
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Today in London’s International history, 1977: North Kensington squatters declare the Independent Republic of Frestonia
What with the all the Brexit row inspiring an increased interest in parts of the UK splitting off (eg Scotland… READ MORE
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Today in London’s policing history, 1798: the Wapping Coal Riot
On 2nd July 1798, officers of the West India Merchants and Planters Marine Police Institute, the UK’s earliest organised police… READ MORE
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This week in London radical history, 1831: riots break out as House of Lords reject the Reform Bill
The long campaign for reform of the British political system went through many phases, especially in the 19th century. Between… READ MORE
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Today in radical herstory, 1899: working class Suffragist Jessie Craigen dies
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
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"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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