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Fight for Bread: The Pentrich Revolution

Fight for Bread: The Pentrich Revolution

Posted by Pete on 9th Jun 2023

In June 1817, hundreds of rebels gathered in rural Derbyshire and marched on London "Every man his skill must try He must turn out and not deny; No bloody soldier must he dread, He must tur … read more

The Radical Philosophy of Jeremy Bentham

Posted by Pete on 21st Feb 2023

Born on the 15th of February, 1748, Jeremy Bentham sought to reform the institutions at the heart of British society “The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation … read more

Enemy to Tyrants: The Life of Algernon Sidney

Posted by Pete on 15th Jan 2023

Born on this day, Algernon Sidney was one of England's greatest revolutionaries “This hand, enemy to tyrants, by the sword seeks peace with liberty.”  The second half of the seventeenth … read more

2023: The Radical Year Ahead

Posted by Pete on 29th Dec 2022

Our historian Pete reflects on the passage of time and the possibility of radical progress in 2023 And so, another year comes to a close. 2022 becomes 2023. New Year’s Eve always seems t … read more

It's a Revolution: The Storming of the Bastille

Posted by Pete on 14th Jul 2022

How the people of France captured a Parisian prison and brought down the French monarchy Martin Luther King Jr. once said that a riot is the language of the unheard. For centuries before … read more