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Saturday, 30 November 2013

30th November 1813: The new frame-breaking Bill is discussed in the House of Commons again

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On Tuesday 30th November 1813, the proposed extension of the Frame-Breaking Act was discussed in the House of Commons again : Mr. H. Add...
Friday, 29 November 2013

29th November 1813: A new frame-breaking Bill is introduced to the House of Commons

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On Monday 29th November 1813, a new Bill was introduced in the House of Commons to extend the provisions of the 1812 Frame-Breaking Act fo...
Saturday, 16 November 2013

16th November 1813: The Nottingham Solicitor, William Woodcock, writes to the Home Office about Nottingham Framework-knitters organisations

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Mansfield November 16th 1813 Sir I assure you it has not being through Inattention on my part that your Letter of the 28th of may was no...
Wednesday, 13 November 2013

13th November 1813: Frame-breaking returns to the Midlands in Wymeswold

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Sometime on Saturday 13th November 1813 - ten months after the last attack , and on the second anniversary of the large action at Sutton-in-...
Friday, 1 November 2013

November 1813: Francis Raynes writes to his Commander-in-Chief about remuneration

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Leeds, November, 1813. MY LORD,         I should be reluctant at any time to intrude upon your Grace, but feel most particularly so at ...
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 ...