If anyone's seen Up The Nerd Punks 2, I have a poem which references several struggles in English history. Here they are if you wanted to read more:
Wat Tyler and the Peasent's Revolt 1381: Uprising against higher taxes due to the Hundred Years war and an end to unpaid serfdom
The Diggers 1649: Amidst the Civil War, they demanded anyone could work the land for the good of everyone.
The Luddites 1811-16: Used direct action to oppose machines taking their jobs in cotton and wool mills.
Peterloo 1819: Protest of 60-80,000 people protesting high corn prices, land laws and demanding more rights and the vote. Were charged by soldiers and 15 were killed, 700 injured
The Match Girls 1888: Went on strike for better working conditions in match factories
Suffragettes 1897 onwards: Women and men fighting for votes for women. Used tactics including arson, vandalism, occupation, intimidation, disrupting meetings Were often arrested and forcefed
Conscientious Objectors: Anti-war and anti-militarism has always been part of British culture. If you were bullied or pressured into joining the army or being conscripted, but refused to kill, you would be shot for 'cowardice'.
Miner's Strike 1984-85: Miner's defended their livelihoods and the working class across the UK.
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