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Today in drunken London history, 1736: a rumoured Uprising against the Gin Act
In 1736, the Gin Act, introduced heavy excise duties on gin production, and licensing to restrict its distribution, to try… READ MORE
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Today in London riotous history: police shooting of Cherry Groce sparks a riot, Brixton, 1985.
28/9/85: Five years after the 1981 Brixton Uprising a large-scale riot broke out in Brixton, after cops shot & crippled Cherry… READ MORE
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Today in London religious history, 1971: protests against the reactionary christian Festival of Light continue
Just over two weeks after the Gay Liberation Front, women’s liberationists and other activist from London’s underground had made a… READ MORE
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Today in London religious history, 1971: the Gay Liberation Front mash up reactionary christian Festival of Light
“Excuse me, Sister, we’ve heard some homosexuals and radicals are going to try and disrupt our meeting here tonight. Will… READ MORE
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Today in London tourist history, 1850: ‘Down with the Austrian butcher!’
Field Marshal Baron von Haynau, a brutal commander of the Austrian Empire, was known as ‘the Hyena’; he had earned… READ MORE
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