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
Billy Bragg performing in 2004
Parade, 2016
Tony Benn speaking in 2012
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.
Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival
…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 of trade unionism and labour politics organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) South West office, with the support of…
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