Reclaim the Hill!: A celebration of the radical history of Brandon Hill and Stop the College Green Dispersal Order.
Despite the vagaries of the English summer of 2007, a small but feisty mob of radical historians, skate boarders and cider drinkers gathered on Brandon Hill in Clifton on August 19th. We were both celebrating the 175th anniversary of...
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Tag Index: Reform Acts
How Protest And Riot Won Working Men The Vote
The unrest that proceeded the 'Great Reform' of 1832 and an analyses of the popular pressure which led to the later Reform Acts of 1867 and 1884.
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The 1831 Uprising - Part 3: The Aftermath
The Mayor and Colonel Brereton go on trial and the dead are counted.
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The 1831 Uprising - Part 2: The Uprising
The great unwashed sack 4 Gaols, trash Queens Square and burn down the Bishops Palace before the dragoons started removing heads.
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The 1831 Uprising - Part1 : The Reform Bill
The Reform Act has been defeated in parliament and the people of Bristol are miffed.
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