Isle of Dogs Unilateral Declaration of Independence: a revolt, a joke, or a tactical stroke of genius
How the Isle of Dogs 10 day revolution gained global attention and forced Tower Hamlets Council to recognise the plight
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East End Dockers
The Great Dock Strike of 1889: a landmark in trade union history
In the summer of 1889, the dockworkers of East London brought the world’s largest trading port to a standstill. The
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Tigers, diamonds and thieves: the East India Company’s Poplar almshouses
The East India Company’s Poplar almshouses were built thanks to a greedy diamond trader, and housed a seaman maimed by
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