An illustrated talk and conversation discussing the origins of Jewish immigrant oral history from the 1970s onwards in Manchester and London.
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A History of British Values? Peterloo’s International Context
What did Peterloo mean in an international context? Shirin Hirsch investigates the connections between Peterloo and a global struggle for freedom.
Radical Object: Report on the Relief of the Manchester Sufferers
A record of suffering: curator Janette Martin examines a report published shortly after the Peterloo Massacre which memorialises the injuries and identities of the victims.
S2, E3: The Ballads of Peterloo
In a new episode of the History Workshop Podcast, we explore the radical legacy of the Peterloo Massacre in 1819 by hearing from ballad experts and folk musicians.
‘Much Wanted A Reform among Females!’: The Female Reformers of Peterloo
Revolutionary harridans? Ruth Mather argues that historians need to take a closer look at the radical women of Peterloo.
Remembering 1968: May ’68 and The Stone Roses’ The Stone Roses
Ian Gwinn on the ways the Stone Roses encountered an earlier generation of counterculture.
Radical Objects: A Radical Jug?
How do we determine whether an object is radical? Ruth Mather on the Farmer’s Arms jug at the People’s History Museum.
