Late into the evening of Wednesday 25th December, a Derbyshire Hosier - Mr Topham of South Wingfield Park - got a surprise he hadn't bar...

Following the frame-breaking and show of force by the Derbyshire Luddites of the previous night, it appeared that the Derbyshire Hosiers wer...

On the Sunday evening, Luddites launched concerted raids in Derbyshire. 50 frames were destroyed in Ilkeston and Heanor. According to the De...