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Today in London radical history: Richard Carlile jailed for supporting Swing rioters, 1831.
On January 10th, 1831, Richard Carlile was sentenced to 32 months imprisonment for sedition; specifically for advising agricultural labourers to… READ MORE
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Today in London’s penal history:John Smith gets 7 years in Newgate, for involvement in destruction of Dingley’s Sawmill. 1769.
On May 10th 1768, Dingley’s Steam-powered Sawmill in Limehouse was burnt down by 500 sawyers, who claimed it was putting… READ MORE
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All this week in suppressed military history: soldiers strike, demonstrate and riot, demanding faster demobilisation, 1919
When World War 1 came to an end, in November 1918, there were millions of men in uniform across Europe.… READ MORE
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Today in London squatting history: Vortex jazz club squatted, Stoke Newington, 2007
“On Sat 6th Jan a group of local people, along with others, occupied 139-141 Church Street with the intention of… READ MORE
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