19th century

The story of the man whose name inspired a British battalion in the Spanish Civil War Tom Mann, a pioneering figure in Britain's early labour movement In 1936, volunteer military units from all over the world journeyed to Spain to fight against Franco’s fascist rebellion.

The Swing Riots, a stand against exploitation, were an important step in the development of a strategy for working class resistance "Oh Captain Swing, he'll come in the night To set all your buildings and crops alight And smash your machines with all his might That dastardly Captain Swing!" Smeared as criminals who couldn’t appreciate ‘progress,’ the Swing Rioters of 1830 were actually shrewd social rebels, resisting the class that was guilty of dispossessing them.

Exploring William Morris's Designs A few weekends ago, the 'rents and I took a 'business trip' to the in Walthamstow, North London.

Oscar Wilde: the favourite partygoer who died on St Andrew's Day in 1900 Who's the larger-than-life personality we can remember on November 30th?