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Another important aspect of #Peterloo was that the massacre was caused by a an undisciplined, untrained bunch of local 'King- and- Constitution men' about1816.wordpress.com/2018/04/03/bef…

Today is the the anniversary of #Peterloo about1816.wordpress.com/2016/08/11/he-…

My book on Charles I and his executioners is a bargain on kindle- £2.99.

My book on Charles I and his executioners is a bargain on amazon kindle- £2.99.

On 5 August 2018, fascists attacked the Bookmarks bookshop in London ; free speech has always been in danger, and radical bookshops a prime target . about1816.wordpress.com/2018/08/12/a-r…

Labour's 1924 Housing Act championed by Red Clydeside MP John Wheatley received the Royal Assent on this day 100 years ago. 493,000 good quality new council homes were built under its terms by 1933.

A fair number of my timeline are turning out to be racist bigots who have been emboldened by recent events. Unfollow me please.

August 12 1822 Lord Castlereagh kills himself. about1816.wordpress.com/2018/12/15/att…

Passed #OTD in 1876, the Cruelty to Animals Act., described by the Victorian Anti-vivisection movement as 'infamous but well named' More on Victorian radical reformers here about1816.wordpress.com/2022/05/07/int…

Its the anniversary of #Peterloo today. Here is the story of one victim about1816.wordpress.com/2016/08/11/he-…

#OTD in 1642, the English bit of the English Civil War started. Your introduction to this subject is here jamesdhobsonuk.wordpress.com/2019/03/10/int…

Glasgow is in danger of forgetting the Calton Weavers. In 1787, handweavers from the community of Calton went on strike in protest over a proposed wage cut of 20%. The plaque marking the events lies on the ground. heraldscotland.com/life_style/245…

My blog on these brave people about1816.wordpress.com/2015/01/04/wha…

#OTD in 1759 William Almack obtained a licence 'to keep a common Alehouse or Victualling-house' This became the most fashionable social event by the Regency about1816.wordpress.com/2017/03/05/you…

I shall be in Sheffield next month, talking about Edwardian Britain as part of the Off The Shelf festival. You should come along if you feel like it. offtheshelf.org.uk/event/little-e…

Died #OTD in 1852, the famous Irishman Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. Here's a story about him about1816.wordpress.com/2017/03/05/you…

William Hutton, grumpy poet, historian and businessman died on 20 Sept 1815. Here is his childhood story. about1816.wordpress.com/2023/08/24/the…

My slightly tongue in cheek book on the civil war is available on kindle for 99p

If I may ( last time promise) my introduction to the English Civil War is 99p on Amazon kindle. If you are worried that I will only receive 15p, don't, as sales rise massively as the list price falls; I end up with more dosh, thank you

Died #1915 Keir Hardy, founder of the Labour Party and much more, broken hearted at the Labour Party's support of the Great War Find out more about him, and other Victorian radicals here about1816.wordpress.com/2022/05/07/int…