Since 2006 BRHG have organised over 500 events; staging walks, talks, gigs, recreations, films, and exhibitions. We also have several active research projects, and have published over 70 books and pamphlets.
BRHG is NOT funded by universities, political parties, business, or local government, we rely on our members giving their labour for free.
This year's festival will be at M-Shed and The Cube on the 20th & 21st April. Expect: talks, walks, films, stalls & exhibitions.
The themes are:
In 2010, Brecon Town Council made a startling decision—to honour the captain of a slave ship with a plaque. In this engaging narrative, Rosemary Caldicott analyses the pages of Captain Thomas Phillips’s journal to reveal the day-to-day brutality that defined the triangular trade, uncovering the forgotten stories of the victims in this dark chapter in history.
To celebrate Mayday and three new Bristol Radical History Group publications focusing on the vibrant labour history of Bristol we are bringing the authors together at Tony Benn House for an early evening event on Wednesday May 1st.
Nineteen Bristolians went to prison for rioting after protests over the Police Bill in March 2021, more than for any protest in 30 years. This article looks at this exceptional use of the riot charge and asks the question 'Why Bristol and why now?'
