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Today in London festival history: illegal attempt to hold Southwark Fair, 1763.
Southwark Fair was for several centuries one of London’s largest and most important annual fairs. Established in the early middle… READ MORE
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Today in London rebel history: Savoy Hotel air-raid shelter occupied by Eastenders, 1940.
In the early days of World War 2, after the German Luftwaffe’s attack on Britain’s air defences failed, the planes… READ MORE
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Today in London rebel history: Charles Moor hanged for breaking out of workhouse and robbing rich man’s house, 1707.
“Charles More , of St. Martins in the Fields , was Indicted for Feloniously Stealing Divers Books to a Considerable Value… READ MORE
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Today in vegan history: Roger Crab, pioneering civil war veggie & prophet dies, Stepney, 1680.
“Among the many crazy sectaries produced from the yeasty froth of the fermenting caldron of the great civil war, there… READ MORE
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Today in shopping history: naked demo in Selfridges demands release of naked protestor Steve Gough, 2003.
An account of a naked protest in Selfridges store, Central London, 2003. “Steve Gough has been walking naked from land’s… READ MORE
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