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Today in London trade history: master tailors go to court to restrict rights of their workers, 1415
In London, as in many other cities, the middle ages saw work and its rules and regulations codified in trade… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history, 1870: a Land & Labour League unemployed demonstration.
On 15th April 1870, a Land and Labour League unemployed demonstration took place in London. The winter of 1869-70 had… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history: the 1981 Brixton Uprising
“Between 6.10pm on Friday, 10th April, 1981, and 11.34pm, on Monday April 13th April 1981, during a very warm early spring… READ MORE
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10th April 1848: the Chartists vs the State
Expanding on our post from earlier today on the Kennington Common Chartist rally of 10th April 1848, it is worth… READ MORE
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Today in radical history, 1848: the last great Chartist rally on Kennington Common.
Sometimes called “the first great British working class political movement”, the Chartist movement, which spanned the late 1830s to the… READ MORE
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