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Radical History Blog
The Lioness of Belgravia: Sophia Duleep Singh
August 8, 2022| Pete| 217
The story of Sophia Duleep Singh, Indian Princess and militant suffragette... The fight for women’s suffrage in early 20th century Britain included people from all walks of life, from Irish Republicans like to working-class socialists like .
Proud To Be a Rebel: The Life and Death of Roger Casement
August 3, 2022| Pete| 202
The story of Sir Roger Casement, martyred on this day for his role in the Easter Rising of 1916... “Ireland is treated today among other nations of the world as if she was a convicted criminal.
Like a Memory Lost: The Life and Work of John Clare
July 24, 2022| Tom| 187
John Clare is now one of England's best-loved poets, but for a long time he was almost entirely forgotten The literary canon has always had its gaps and prejudices.
It's a Revolution: The Storming of the Bastille
July 14, 2022| Pete| 313
How the people of France captured a Parisian prison and brought down the French monarchy once said that a riot is the language of the unheard. For centuries before 1789, politics in the Kingdom of France concerned itself with kings and noblemen.
The Birth of the National Health Service
July 5, 2022| Pete| 148
The long and bitter fight for a universal healthcare system in the UKThe NHS was launched today in 1948.
Amongst the Nations of the Earth: The Irish Home Rule Movement
June 27, 2022| Pete| 256
“When we have undermined English misgovernment we have paved the way for Ireland to take her place amongst the nations of the earth.” - Charles Stewart Parnell The of 1916 didn’t come out of nowhere.
The Tennis Court Oath: How The French Revolution Began
June 20, 2022| Pete| 408
The story of how a tennis court became one of the most important sites in radical history... You might expect revolutions to start out in factories, shipyards, or prisons – not luxury tennis courts.
Churchill's Communist Nephew and the Fight Against Fascism
June 10, 2022| Pete| 306
How Esmond Romilly went from being a posh Wellington schoolboy to a fierce anti-fascist... The British aristocracy has produced a number of over the years, but few so deeply committed to the cause as Esmond Romilly.
Audre Lorde: Black, Lesbian, Mother, Warrior, Poet
May 23, 2022| Tom| 62
Our writer, Tom, explores the legacy of Audre Lorde's intersectional feminism... If you’ve been on our website recently, you might have noticed a bunch of . Yep, that’s right: we’ve already released eleven new designs this year alone.
José Martí and the Cuban War of Independence
May 19, 2022| Pete| 156
The story of how Cuban revolutionaries fought off the Spanish Empire... “In what patria can a man take greater pride than in our long-suffering republics of America?” - José Martí In 1808, Napoleon invaded Spain and overthrew its king.