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Today in London’s maritime history: the Crew of the ship Glatton fight off press gang, 1770.
In the eighteenth century, Britain’s territorial and commercial empire was expanding in every direction across the globe; this exponential scramble… READ MORE
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Today in London’s radical history: Anarchist Tom Cantwell, publisher of Freedom, dies, 1906.
This post was totally nicked, tis hard this time of year, and Nick Heath basically wrote what needed to be… READ MORE
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Today in London’s anti-gentrification history: Tony’s Cafe re-occupied, Broadway Market, 2005
In the rolling juggernaut that is gentrification, in London, we are mostly losing. Since the 1970s, the middle class who… READ MORE
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Today in London’s festive history: Puritan ban on Xmas widely ignored in London, 1644.
Everyone knows that Cromwell and the puritans of the English Revolution banned Christmas… Perhaps less well-known is the opposition and… READ MORE
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Today in London’s mad history: Mad Pride founder Pete Shaughnessy’s funeral, 2002.
“This has to be the most difficult thing I’ve ever written. Pete Shaughnessy, a great man and true friend is… READ MORE
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