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Today in theatrical history: footmen riot after being denied entrance to Drury lane playhouse, 1737.
As previously recounted on this blog, theatres were a leading arena for riots during the seventeenth century. 1737 saw significant… READ MORE
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Today in repressive history: habeas corpus suspended in goverment crackdown on radicals, 1817.
The Habeas Corpus Act passed by Parliament in 1679 guaranteed that a person detained by the authorities would have to… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history; mass meeting protests threat to Paddington Day Hospital, 1972
Paddington Day Hospital was an important nexus in the UK radical psychiatric community, a ‘space of convergence’ of various progressive… READ MORE
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Today in parliamentary history: hunger marchers occupy House of Commons, 1934.
In the sharp recession following World War 1, hundreds of thousands of working people were thrown into unemployment, including many… READ MORE
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