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Key documents relating to organisational aspects of the Bicentenary Commemoration will be published here when appropriate
Key documents relating to organisational aspects of the Bicentenary Commemoration will be published here when appropriate
The Bicentenary Commemoration is keen to encourage local history groups and local historians to to dig and delve into their local Captain Swing stories. We
For further information, offers of support or requests to become involved in the Bicentenary Commemoration, please contact : The Co-ordinator:Edward Fennelledward.fennell@yahoo.co.uk For more information on
The Bicentenary Commemoration welcomes articles by both academics and local historians – ideally no more than 2,00 words – on any fresh topics relevant to
The inspiration behind the Bicentenary Commemoration is that it is both an important (but overlooked) historical event in its own right and that it is
This is the section for a miscellany of texts, images, anecdotes and side remarks about the Captain Swing riots and its ramifications but which do
Making presentations at conferences and free-standing events are essential to promoting the wider understanding and appreciation of the Swing Riots as well as their cultural
QUARTERLY & OTHER REPORTS Regular reports – linked to level of activity – are produced for the Patrons and friends of the BICENTENARY COMMEMORATION PROJECT
The CAPTAIN SWING RIOTS BICENTENARY COMMEMORATION is an initiative of the English Project to highlight the significance of late 1820s/1830 as a period of great
The English Project, launched the world’s first English Language Day in 2009 to mark the first occasion on which English was used in Parliament and to raise awareness of the estimated 7,000 varieties of English spoken in 100 countries worldwide.
This first Parliamentary speech in English, rather than in French, was made on 13th October 1362. In the same Parliament, a Statute of Pleading was approved that also permitted debate and law-making in English.
