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Today in London legal history, 1780: Charles Kent, Laetitia Holland and John Gray tried for the burning and looting of Lord Chief Justice Mansfield’s House.
In second half of the eighteenth century, nos 28-29 Bloomsbury Square was the residence of Lord Chief Justice of the… READ MORE
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Today in London rebellious history, 1855: Rioting in Hyde Park, against the ‘Sunday Trading Bill’,
Hyde Park became royal property when king Henry VIII confiscated it from the Church in the 1530s. It has remained… READ MORE
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This month in London riotous history: weeks of unrest over food prices, 1595
In June 1595, 1,000s of apprentices took part in a series of riots on Tower Hill in London, culminating in… READ MORE
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Today in London housing history, 1986: Pullens Estate squatters resist eviction, Walworth.
The Pullens Estate, in Walworth, South London, was built over a 15-year period from 1886, by builder James Pullen. Origially… READ MORE
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