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Two-Penny Trash: The Life of William Cobbett

Posted by Pete on 21st Mar 2023

Born on 9th March 1763, William Cobbett was a journalist, pamphleteer, and campaigner for parliamentary reform From the perspective of radical history, William Cobbett was a mixed bag… … read more

San Martín: The Liberator of the South

Posted by Pete on 27th Feb 2023

Born on this day in 1778, José de San Martín liberated huge swathes of South America from Spanish imperial rule “My promises to the people for whom I have waged war have been fulfilled – to ac … read more