Battle of Cable Street: ‘I was there when the East End said “No pasaran” to the fascists’
October 4th marks the 88th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street – when plans by Sir Oswald Mosley and
Read moreOctober 4th marks the 88th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street – when plans by Sir Oswald Mosley and
Read moreAs Brick Lane’s yellow-fronted Beigel Shop reopens after a surprising four-month closure, we journey back to 14th-century Poland to unravel
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Read moreMiriam Moses gave her life to the people of Stepney, pioneering what was then Tower Hamlet’s future, and now its
Read more‘I think my interest in the East End is partly about having not asked my grandmother enough questions about her
Read moreA new interpretation of Merchant of Venice set during the Battle of Cable Street reveals how this timeless Shakespearean play
Read moreStanding up to Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts at the age of 19, Beatty Orwell’s century-long fight against injustice took her from
Read moreFrom the Tudor Times to the bombing of World War II, this is the story of Petticoat Lane Market’s refusal
Read moreDavid Rosenberg is a radical historian whose work focuses on London and the East End. He has a long personal
Read moreWhile many have heard of the Battle of Cable Street, few know about the Mile End Pogrom that followed, a
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