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Today in London insurrectionary history, 1820: Cato Street conspirators arrested, plotting to assassinate the cabinet & launch revolution
Great periods of social unrest which contain a strand of revolutionary politics, when faced with heavy repression, often end in… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history: Chartist socialist George Julian Harney born Deptford, 1817.
George Julian Harney was a central figure in London’s Chartist movement, as well as playing a significant part nationally, and… READ MORE
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Today in London’s radical history, 1834: Reformer & bookseller ‘Clio’ Rickman dies, Fitzrovia.
Thomas ‘Clio’ Rickman (1761–1834), bookseller and reformer, was born in Lewes, on 27 July 1761. Both his parents were quakers.… READ MORE
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Today in London philosophical history, 1793: William Godwin’s Political Justice, first published.
Though largely forgotten now, William Godwin’s tract, ‘Enquiry Concerning Political Justice’, was very widely read and hugely influential when it appeared… READ MORE
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