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Today in London’s anti-semitic history: attacks on Jews follow king Richard I’s coronation, 1189.
Anti-semitism and widespread persecution of Jewish communities is almost as old as Christianity. While the twentieth century witnessed its most… READ MORE
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Today in London penal history: escaped convicts fight constables, Saffron Hill, 1783.
For centuries, from the early 1600s to the 1860s, England transported hundreds of thousands of convicts, political prisoners as well… READ MORE
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Today in London’s rebel past: Jack Sheppard escapes from Newgate Prison, 1724 (the first time).
“Whereas John Shepheard broke out of the Condemn’d Hold of Newgate (with his Irons on) by cutting off one of… READ MORE
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Today in London transport history: women tube workers return to work after equal pay strike, 1918
It’s generally well-known that during World War I, thousands of jobs normally done by men were taken over by women,… READ MORE
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