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Today in London’s rebel history: Brian Haw sets up peace camp, Parliament Square, 2001.
Copper: “How long are you going to be here?” Brian Haw: “As long as it takes!” (June 2nd, 2001) In… READ MORE
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Today in London’s radical history: fascist rally in Ridley Road market, smashed by Jewish 43 Group, 1947
After the second world war, pre-war fascist leader Oswald Mosley, freed from his wartime prison, tried to rebuild the fascist… READ MORE
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Today in London’s rebel history: disabled suffragette Rosa May Billinghurst born, Lewisham, 1875.
Rosa May Billinghurst (1875-1953) was born and raised in Lewisham, London. As a child, she contracted an illness which left… READ MORE
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Today in London’s literary history: Playwright Christopher Marlowe murdered, 1593, Deptford.
“Almost into every Company he Cometh he perswades men to Atheisme, willing them not to be afeard of bugbeares and hobgoblins,… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history: Anarchist Malatesta jailed for ‘libelling’ police spy Belleli, 1912
As mentioned on before on this blog, late-19th and early 20th century London was home to a bustling community of exiles from… READ MORE
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