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DAN CHATTERTON: ATHEISTIC, COMMUNISTIC SCORCHER 1820-1895 ‘Who does not remember, in the stormy days of ’87, a pale, haggard old… READ MORE
In the early 19th century, factory owner and social reformer Robert Owen developed a broadly Utopian utopian socialist philosophy. Owen came to… READ MORE
Clerkenwell Bridewell was a prison and correctional institute for prostitutes and vagrants located in the Clerkenwell area, immediately north of the City of London, between c.1615… READ MORE
For several days from the 29th May 1848, 1000s of supporters of the chartist movement assembled on Clerkenwell Green. A… READ MORE
“As he went through Coldbath Fields he saw A solitary cell. And the Devil was pleased, for it gave him… READ MORE
For centuries, from the early 1600s to the 1860s, England transported hundreds of thousands of convicts, political prisoners as well… READ MORE
The 1381 Peasants Revolt remains one of the most cataclysmic and inspiring events in British history. While in the immediate… READ MORE
On the repression of a radical rally, the killing of a policeman, and the inquest verdict… with a digression to… READ MORE
“One Brown, a Prisoner, returning from Hick’s Hall to Bridewel, passing thro’ Clerkenwell Church Yard, desir’d his Keeper to let… READ MORE
It is mentioned in Whitelocke’s Memorials, that on the 20th of December, 1649, some stage players were seized by troopers… READ MORE
"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."
~ Rogers Hornsby
A passionate baseball fan blog celebrating America's favorite pastime.
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