Events

Current Events

Bristol Radical History Festival 2020

Saturday 16th May, 2020, from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm
** THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED **
M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol BS1 4RN

The 2020 Festival has two main Themes:

  • State and private surveillance of labour and social movements (1792 to now)
  • Hidden histories of post-war mainland Britain (1945-51)

David Worrall, author of Radical Culture: Discourse, Resistance and Surveillance, 1790-1820, will be delivering a talk as part of the State Surveillance theme.

Further info: https://www.brh.org.uk/site/event-series/bristol-radical-history-festival-2020/

Past Events

Norah Carlin will be speaking on the subject of her new book, Regicide or Revolution? What Petitioners Wanted, September 1648 – February 1649.

Venue: The Swedenborg Hall, 20-21 Bloombsbury Way, Holborn, London WC1A 2TH
Date: Thursday 27th February, 6pm

Entry is free, and there is no need to book in advance.
Copies of the book will be available on the night.

Norah Carlin will be speaking on the subject of her new book, Regicide or Revolution? What Petitioners Wanted, September 1648 – February 1649, with an emphasis on Bristol.

Venue: Tony Benn House, Ground Floor G07/08, Bristol BS1 6AY
Date: Monday 2nd March, 7pm

Entry is free, and there is no need to book in advance.
Copies of the book will be available on the night.
Further info: https://www.brh.org.uk/site/events/book-launch-regicide-or-revolution/