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Today in London anti-fascist history: anti-semitic nazi march opposed, Clapton, 2015
On Saturday 18th April 2015, more than 100 local residents and anti-fascists turned out at short notice to bar the progress… READ MORE
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Today in London’s radical history: coalheavers riot in river strike, Wapping, 1768.
“A desperate fray happened at Wapping among several gangs of coalheavers; many persons were wounded, and several houses almost destroyed.”… READ MORE
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Today in London radical history: enclosure fences torn down, Wandsworth Common, 1870
“The Commons have symbolic roots going back to before the Norman conquest. They stand for the right of every human… READ MORE
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Today in military history: conscripts in Savoy barracks bound for service in East India Company, riot; all shot dead. 1763.
As covered in an earlier post, part of the old Savoy Palace building was converted around 1679 into a barracks,… READ MORE
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