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In the 1800s, an election would be among the biggest local attractions of the year.
The main event
Thousands would flock to ...
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An apparently neutral observer introduces himself in this pamphlet, claiming to weigh up the respective cases of the coal masters and miners' union...
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In 1831 the Potters' Union came out in support of North Staffordshire's striking miners.
Speculation
Reports speculated that...
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So-called 'blackleg' labour has been a controversial feature of industrial tension for generations.
Traitors
When North Staf...
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This single-sheet Miner's Manual was published in response to attempts by coal masters to crush the activities of organised labour. Th...
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The colliers of North Staffordshire were not the only mine workers to organise industrial action in 1831.
Tensions also arose across England and...
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Goldenhill colliery owner Robert Williamson, writing from Longport, here finds himself at the centre of an industrial dispute.
Combinati...
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This plate from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala by James Bateman shows Barkeria lindleyana, also known as Lindley's Barkeria....
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This plate from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala by James Bateman shows barkeria spectabilis, also known as Shewy Barkeria.
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This plate from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala by James Bateman shows brasavola glauca, also known as Glaucous Stemmed Brasa...
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This text from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala by James Bateman describes brassia verrucosa, also known as Warty-Lipped Brass...
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This plate from The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala by James Bateman shows catasetum maculatum, also known as Spotted Catasetum.
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