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Today in London’s rebel history: hanging of coalheavers in Shadwell breaks the ‘river strike’, 1768.
For centuries one of the hardest jobs on the London docks was coalheaving: unloading coal from ships to warehouses from… READ MORE
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Today in London rebel history: poachers proclaimed under the Black Act seek revenge, 1725
Continuing the story of poachers on Enfield Chase from July 9th… Edmonton blacksmith William ‘Vulcan’ Gates was proclaimed under the… READ MORE
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Yesterday in racist history: queen Elizabeth I tries to banish black people from England, 1596.
NB: There is a dispute about the historical accuracy of the statement ‘Queen Elizabeth did this’… Was it done in… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history: locals burn fences in opposition to proposed enclosure, West End Green, 1882.
“Great discontent has not unnaturally been aroused at Hampstead in consequence of the enclosure of so many of its historic… READ MORE
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Today in penal history: Kings Bench Prisoners hold mock election, 1827.
“Nothing during the last year excited more curiosity than the Mock Election, which took place in the King’s Bench Prison;… READ MORE
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