Radical History Blog

The Suffragettes were intelligent women. They knew they'd be ignored by most politicians and newspapers. So they had to think of alternative ways of getting their message out.

Ask a left-leaning Briton what the most momentous election of modern times was and they'd typically say 1945. That makes sense - was catapulted into office with a landslide unprecedented in Labour's history.

The 17th century poet laureate, , once wrote: "Nor is the people's judgement always true: The most may err as grossly as the few." It was a cautionary couplet on the principle of majority rule.

Today in 1940, was elected to a record third term as President of the United States with 55% of the vote.

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

'The Land of the Free' is how we're often introduced to the United States. Of course, there have been plenty of Americans who moved mountains to make America a freer place to live: Sojourner Truth, Abe Lincoln, Alice Paul, Muhammad Ali and many more.

In the age of empire, the British state always liked to keep in the colonies.

115 years ago today, in 1903, the (WSPU) was born at 62 Nelson Street, Moss Side, Manchester - the Pankhursts' family home.

Our is a beauty (I'm allowed to say so without being arrogant because I wasn't the one who designed it!). In the top right is a map of England with the route the marchers took in October 1936 from the North East to London.

There's something about being part of a 'family and friends' business that's both refreshing and frustrating at the same time.