Radical History Blog

Brandreth and his fellow Pentrich Martyrs were executed for treason on this day in 1817 Britain didn’t have a revolution like . But we nearly did.

Born on this day in 1760, Hokusai went on to become one of the world's most iconic artists “Hokusai is not just one artist among others in the Floating World.

Born on this day in 1913, Larry Itliong radicalized Filipino-American workers and led their struggle for equality and dignity The story of , the Mexican-American labor leader, is well-known - and rightly so.

Born on this day in 1808, Wilhelm Weitling was a man of many talents, but radical activism was his calling wasn’t the only revolutionary in nineteenth-century Germany.

Born on this day in 1847, Annie Besant backed every radical cause going in the late 19th century In December 1917, an Anglo-Irish woman from London briefly became President of the Indian National Congress.

On Lech Wałęsa's birthday, we look at the story of Polish trade union Solidarity and its challenge to Communist oppression The Communist dictatorship in Poland was overthrown by one of the least capitalist forces imaginable: organised labour.

Thomas Ashe's death in a British prison on this day in 1917 inspired the Irish Republican movement... The hunger strike has a long history in the Irish republican movement.

Lajos Kossuth rose up against the Habsburg Empire and became a bellwether of democracy in Europe "The spirit of our age is Democracy. All for the people, and all by the people.

The dramatic Oberlin-Wellington Rescue of 1858 punctured a hole in the Fugitive Slave Law (photo: the rescuers in jail) John Brown didn’t ride alone.

Born on this day in 1921, Raymond Williams became one of the leading Marxist theorists of the twentieth century - and helped to inspire the Radical Tea Towel Company!