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Wednesday, 30 October 2013

30th October 1813: A Sheffield JP, Hugh Parker, applies to the Home Office for expenses he paid to procure Luddite prisoners

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Woodthorpe Oct. 30th 1830 My dear Sir, When I had the pleasure of seeing you in the Spring you may perhaps recollect to have mentioned t...
Sunday, 27 October 2013

'Labour's Triangular Problem; or, Men versus Machines' by Thomas Shore junior (1888)

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Today is the 125th anniversary of the publication of the final instalment of the Thomas Shore junior's 'Men vs Machines', which ...
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Wednesday, 9 October 2013

9th October 1813: The 'Earl Spencer' arrives in Australia, bringing Luddites & a Steam Engine

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'Part of the Harbour of Port Jackson, and the country between Sydney and the Blue Mountains, New South Wales', an Aquatint by R Ha...
Tuesday, 8 October 2013

8th October 1813: Lancelot Bellas writes again to the Home Office about the spy, Joseph Taylor

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Marsden October 8th 1813. My Lord. I fully purposed meeting to give You nor myself any further Trouble upon Taylors Business. But havin...
Wednesday, 2 October 2013

2nd October 1813: The execution of James Renshaw, Simeon Beston & William Beston

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The execution of the 3 men convicted of burglary at the Chester Lammas Assizes, including the convicted Luddite, James Renshaw , took place ...
Friday, 27 September 2013

Lesley Kipling: 'Luddites in My Life', a tribute

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Lesley Kipling with an authentic 'Enoch' I was saddened to hear of the death yesterday of the Huddersfield historian and autho...
Wednesday, 25 September 2013

25th September 1813: Joseph Radcliffe is made a Baronet

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On Saturday 25th September 1813, Joseph Radcliffe, the West Riding magistrate and Luddite-baiter was made a Baronet. Nine months earlier, Ge...
Friday, 13 September 2013

13th September 1813: The trial of William Beston, at Chester Lammas Assizes, for burglary

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William Beston was the brother of Simeon Beston, who had been convicted 3 days before of Burglary at Chester Lammas Assizes. It was he who t...