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Today in London riotous history, 1990: local anti-poll tax demo erupts, Brixton
Everyone knew it was going to go off… As previously related, the introduction of the Poll Tax (officially disguised as… READ MORE
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Today in radical herstory, 1971: London’s first modern International Women’s Day
If these days it seems like there’s no limits to how far feminism can be re-packaged and sold as a… READ MORE
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Today in London riotous history, 1617: apprentices celebrate Shrove Tuesday holiday
“On … Shrove Tuesday, the ‘prentices, or rather the unruly people of the suburbs, played their parts in divers places,… READ MORE
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Today in London industrial history: uber-factory the Albion Mills burns down, 1791.
The Albion Mills The Albion Mills, the first great factory in London, formerly stood on the east side of Blackfriars… READ MORE
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Today in London secessionist history, 1970: ‘Unilateral Declaration of Independence’ on the Isle of Dogs
What with all this Brexit stuff going on… Seems likely at some point that different parts of this so-called nation… READ MORE
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