Protest and Struggle

The history of England and Wales can be told in many ways. One of the most powerful threads running through this history is the story of popular protest and struggle. Many events are famous, like the Tolpuddle Martyrs and the Peterloo Massacre, but others are much less so, such as Britain’s longest-running strike at Burston school in Norfolk. From the flashpoints of the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381, through the Diggers’ encampments in Surrey in 1649–50 and the Chartist uprising in Newport i