The Luddite John Amos, awaiting sentence of death the following day at Leicester, allegedly wrote this poem to his children into the Bible h...

On Tuesday 24th December 1816, Lord Byron was in Venice, Italy. In a long letter to his friend, the Irish poet Thomas Moore (which can be ...

The Wranglers ; Or, WHO SHALL BE A FAVOURITE. (A Friend of O'Connor and Despard .) I HAVE done more than ye for my King, Stand-off...

THE APPARITION, OR The DÆMON of LUDDISM to his SON. OH SON! oh Son! alack! alack! What woeful days are come! My children which tho...

This poem appeared in the Saturday 8th August 1812 edition of the Leeds Mercury: Bella, horrida bella. VIDE GAZETTE. How fast some li...

The Tintwistle Weavers Daughter There was a weavers daughter born When loaves were big and cheap Work was forbid on a Monday Tho work en...

This paper was posted up in Nottingham on Saturday Morning May 9th 1812 Welcome Ned Ludd, your case is good, Make Perceval your aim; ...

[To] Thos Roper Newtons Head Nottingham April 24, 1812 Sir While we was writing to you the other day Mr Toplas was walking up Fleet ...

Well dn, Ned Lud, your cause is good, Mk Perceval your aim, By the late Bill ’tis understood, ’Tis death to break a fram. With dextrs s...

Thomas Large of the United Committee of Framework-knitters was continuing their campaign to petition Parliament , and had visited Leicester...

Poetry The Stockinger lately so blest, His household so comely and gay, Contentment each night gave him rest, How cheerful he work’d th...

INDUSTRY DISTRESSED. A TRUE TALE. How chang’d are the times! I've oft seen the day Of Christmas approach, free from frowns; My credi...

AN ODE TO THE FRAMERS OF THE FRAME BILL Oh! well done Lord El—n ! and better done R—er ! Britannia must prosper with Counsels like yours...