In this series of blog posts we are showcasing the work from GCSE and A-Level students who have worked with the Citizens Project to research and write blog posts on key moments of protest and reform throughout British history. In this blog post Calum Laurie, a pupil at Cambourne Village College tells us about the 1832 Great … Read more
In this series of blog posts we are showcasing the work from GCSE and A-Level students who have worked with the Citizens Project to research and write blog posts on key moments of protest and reform throughout British history. In this blog post Calum Laurie, a pupil at Cambourne Village College, explores the reasons behind the 1819 … Read more
“Every man has an unequivocal right to enquire and judge for himself, – to worship God according to the dictates of his conscience, – to vindicate his own principles, and to invite others to embrace them.”[1] So noted by Baptist Thomas Williams in an essay titled ‘On Intolerance in Religion’ published in 1816. The mainstay … Read more
Saturday morning, 23 March 1829 became a significant day in England; it was the last time a sitting Prime Minister was to be involved in a duel – which took place on the Battersea-fields in the early hours of the morning. The Duke of Wellington, incumbent PM, had challenged Lord Winchilsea to ‘that which a … Read more
Every year for one weekend in July, the small village of Tolpuddle, Dorset is flooded with tourists, socialists, politicians and representatives from a host of British Trade Unions. These visitors, numbering in their thousands, flock to the area to ‘celebrate the start of trade unionism’ and remember the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs.[1] On the … Read more
The Chartist Movement had significant popular support in Birmingham from 1838 and there was a good deal of local involvement in its establishment. Thomas Attwood, MP for the town, was a key supporter and was responsible for sending out the first National Petition in 1839. In May of the same year the Chartist National Convention … Read more
