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Today in London radical history: Leveller printer William Larner arrested & jailed, 1646.
As we have previously discussed, during the English Civil War, the Stationers’ Office, was responsible for censorship and licensing of… READ MORE
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Today in London’s theatrical history: Paul Robeson stars as black revolutionary Toussaint Louverture in CLR James play, 1936
“I was tired of hearing that the West Indians were oppressed, that we were black and miserable, that we had… READ MORE
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Today in London’s penal history: breakout attempt at New Gaol, Southwark, 1775.
Various sites around Southwark’s Borough High Street had served as County Gaol for Surrey over the centuries; jostling with a… READ MORE
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