Radical Tea Towel UK Blog

Born on this day in 1760, Hokusai went on to become one of the world's most iconic artists “Hokusai is not just one artist among others in the Floating World. He is an island, a continent, … read more

Born on this day in 1808, Wilhelm Weitling was a man of many talents, but radical activism was his calling Karl Marx wasn’t the only revolutionary in nineteenth-century Germany. There were m … read more

Born on this day in 1847, Annie Besant backed every radical cause going in the late 19th century In December 1917, an Anglo-Irish woman from London briefly became President of the Indian Natio … read more

On Lech Wałęsa's birthday, we look at the story of Polish trade union Solidarity and its challenge to Communist oppression The Communist dictatorship in Poland was overthrown by one of the least … read more

Thomas Ashe's death in a British prison on this day in 1917 inspired the Irish Republican movement... The hunger strike has a long history in the Irish republican movement. … read more