Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War began in July 1936 when army officers attempted to overthrow the democratic Republican government. They were only partly successful, the country was split in half...
The world changed in 1917. A century on from the Russian Revolution, this exhibition focuses on the voices of the women and men who witnessed events as they happened. Exhibitions are open Wed-Fri 1-5pm, and the first Sat of most months 10am-4pm. ...
SORRY, THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL The Peace History Conference and the Library present a day exploring the effect of the Russian Revolutions on the British labour and peace movements. The morning sessions considers the impact nationally and the afternoon covers, with talks, readings and film, the remarkable campaigns......
Dr Andy Clark (Scottish Oral History Centre) will discuss his research into the wave of factory occupations launched by women in the early ‘80s. At three factories threatened with closure and relocation, the workers took control of the plant and machinery in an attempt to force the companies to......
23.10.17 SORRY, THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL In November 2017 the Working Class Movement Library will mark thirty years since it moved into Jubilee House from its original home at 111 King's Road, Old Trafford. We are marking this anniversary with an event celebrating the founders of the library,......
Join us to celebrate the bicentenary of a pivotal event in the history of British censorship. In December 1817, the radical satirist and publisher William Hone successfully defended himself in three high-profile prosecutions for blasphemous and seditious libel. Fiona Milne (University of York) will introduce us to Hone’s trials......
The Library and the People's History Museum are working together in a Heritage Lottery Fund project called Voting for Change, to acquire material related to the fight for the vote - from the Peterloo protest in 1819 to lowering the voting age in 1969. Following on from last year’s......
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