Tolpuddle Martyrs
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The Tolpuddle Martyrs were six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who were arrested and tried in 1834 for swearing a secret oath as members of a friendly society.
The shelter in Tolpuddle erected as a memorial in 1934
Grave of James Hammett after the wreath laying ceremony during the 2016 Tolpuddle Martyrs festival
The Tolpuddle Martyrs' Museum
Martyrs' Day commemoration in 2005
Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival
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The Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival and Rally is an annual festival held in the village of Tolpuddle, in Dorset, England, which celebrates the memory of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. The event is a celebration o
Tolpuddle Martyrs
…honour in Tolpuddle in 1934, and a sculpture of the martyrs, made in 2001, stands in the village in front of the Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum. The annual Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival is usually held in the third week of July, organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC), and features a parade of banners from many trade unions, a…
Billy Bragg performing in 2004
Parade, 2016
Tony Benn speaking in 2012