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Today in London’s radical history, 1848: Armed Chartists arrested as they prepare for revolution
Traditional histories of the Chartist movement mostly end with the mass meeting and demonstration on April 10th 1848, when the… READ MORE
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Today in London theatrical history, 1805: tailors offended at anti-tailor play riot, Haymarket Theatre
One of the most unique riots in London history took place at the Haymarket Theatre London in 1805. In 1767 playwright… READ MORE
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Today in London’s royal history, 1821: ‘Queen’ Caroline’s funeral procession ends in two deaths
Caroline of Brunswick, estranged wife of King George IV, died weeks after being refused entry to her husband’s coronation. She… READ MORE
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Spotlight on London’s grassroots organising: feminism in Islington in the 1970s
Beyond The Fragments: Feminism and the Making of Socialism (A Local Experience) by Lynne Segal An account by feminist & socialist… READ MORE
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Today in London’s penal herstory, 1784: Sarah Scott killed during Clerkenwell Bridewell ‘riot’.
Clerkenwell Bridewell was a prison and correctional institute for prostitutes and vagrants located in the Clerkenwell area, immediately north of the City of London, between c.1615… READ MORE
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