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Today in London’s entrepreneurial history: ‘pretend weavers’ get in some collective aggressive begging, 1765.
In the 1760s, the silk weavers of Spitalfields and Bethnal Green were engaged in a protracted multi-fronted struggle, sparked by… READ MORE
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Today in London legal history: a jury finds the killing of a copper to be ‘Justifiable Homicide’, 1833.
On the repression of a radical rally, the killing of a policeman, and the inquest verdict… with a digression to… READ MORE
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Yesterday and today, in London history: Dockers refuse to load munitions for anti-Soviet forces, 1920.
When World War 1 came to an end, in November 1918, there were millions of men in uniform across Europe.… READ MORE
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Today in London transport history: 20,000 busworkers strike, over planned privatising of some routes, 1987.
Plans for an attempt to introduce private tendering on some London bus routes, linked to plans for major cuts scheduled… READ MORE
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Today in London’s conspiratorial history: Thomas Blood tries to nick the crown jewels, 1671.
We all used to learn at school how Thomas Blood tried to steal the crown jewels from the Tower of… READ MORE
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