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Get your copy of the 2018 London Rebel History Calendar… the disorderly antidote to Xmas jumpers…
Well, the nights are fair drawing in… The winter sun hangs low in the sky, weak 11 watt energysaving bulb-like…… READ MORE
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Today in London’s trading history: excise officers fight with smugglers, Lee, 1734
During the 18th century, smuggling in England’s Southeastern counties, especially Kent and East Sussex, grew to epic proportions. High taxes and… READ MORE
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Today in royal history: king Edmund Ironside killed on the toilet, 1016.
Normally past tense take a dim view of the kind of reactionary approach to history that concentrates on the doings… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history: freethought pioneer James Watson dies, Norwood, 1874
James Watson (1799–1874) was an English radical publisher, activist and Chartist. Born in Malton, North Yorkshire, on September 21, 1799, Watson’s father died… READ MORE
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Today in festive history: St Clements Day, celebrated with singing and begging for beer.
On the 23rd of November, the old Feast of St. Clement used to be celebrated, long associated with an ancient… READ MORE
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