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Nelson Mandela: 1918-2013
PublishedGareth Beynon looks at the life and times of Nelson Mandela who died yesterday at his home in Johannesburg.
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On this day 4/11/1839: The Newport Rising
PublishedGareth Beynon looks at the last significant armed uprising to take place on the British mainland.
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On this day 5/10/1789: The Women’s March on Versailles
PublishedGareth Beynon examines the Women's March on Versailles when a crowd largely made up of women stormed the royal palace, shifting the politics of the French Revolution decisively to the left.
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On this day 20/9/1792: The Battle of Valmy
PublishedGareth Beynon reflects on the Battle of Valmy, when an army made up in large part of citizen volunteers saved the French Revolution from being drowned in blood.
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On this day 16/8/1819: The Peterloo Massacre
PublishedGareth Beynon reports on the horrific events which unfolded 194 years ago today at St Peter's Field, Manchester.
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On This Day 27/7/1794: The Coup of 9 Thermidor
PublishedOn the anniversary of the fall of Robespierre and his supporters Gareth Beynon looks at the consequence of this for the French Revolution.
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On this day 15/6/1381: The ‘English Peasants’ Revolt’ in London is defeated
PublishedFollowing his first article on the 'Peasants Revolt' looking at the capture of Essex and Kent for the rebel cause, Gareth Beynon remembers the dramatic climax of the revolt in London.
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On this day 10/6/1381: Rebels secure the principal towns of Essex and Kent and march on London during the ‘English Peasants’ Revolt’
PublishedOn this day in 1381 rebels took control of Essex and Kent during the peasants' revolt. Gareth Beynon summarises the events.
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On this day 5/5/1789: ‘Estates-General’ convened in pre-revolutionary France
PublishedGareth Beynon discusses the convening of the 'Estates General' amidst the fiscal crisis in France in 1789. This prostration of this body would lead to the formation of the National Assembly and the beginning of the revolution.
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On this Day 16/4/1520: Rioting in Toledo begins comuneros revolt
PublishedIn the latest installment of the 'On This Day' series, Gareth Beynon examines the Revolt of the Comuneros in sixteenth century Castile