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How Esmond Romilly went from being a posh Wellington schoolboy to a fierce anti-fascist... The British aristocracy has produced a number of unexpected radicals over the years, but few so deepl … read more

The story of how student protests led France to the brink of full-scale revolution... Students of radical history always end up at the same question: why is it always Paris? Since the late … read more

“How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause?” Time and again, students have led the fight against oppre … read more

How a song led to the overthrow of Portugal's fascist regime... At 10:55am on 24 April 1974, Paulo de Carvalho's song “E Depois do Adeus” was played on Lisbon radio. The song - translated as … read more

He's a legendary figure in Labour politics - but who exactly was Dennis Skinner? When the Labour Party was founded, all of its MPs were workers, and most of them were miners. By 1970, howev … read more