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When she died in 1901, Queen Victoria had reigned for longer than any other British monarch. But things have been very different if any of the seven men who tried to kill her had been successful.

Yesterdays incident came more than 40 years after Michael Fagan (pictured) broke into the Queens bedroom in July 1982 and woke her up, before allegedly speaking to her for ten minutes.

During her historic reign from 1837 to 1901, Queen Victoria was the target of assassination attempts by seven men, from a teenage wannabe revolutionary to a deeply troubled failed writer. Bob Nicholson considers what drove the multiple attempts to murder the monarch, and whether any of the attempts got close to achieving their aim...

The left is disorientated, in denial and still suffering from an orchestrated campaign of suspensions and expulsions. <strong>Kevin Bean</strong> calls for reviving Labour Against the Witchhunt and some serious rethinking

I am here this day to support the National Petition and the People’s Charter because it demands universal suffrage, because it gives them (the people) a vote in the choice of representatives. Is it too much for those who produce all the food, all the clothing, all the luxuries of life, who fig

Unthinkable: Social media can give the illusion that progress comes from making noise

From 17th century France to 21st century America, Gal Beckermans The Quiet Before prescribes a patient approach to social change.

Gal Beckerman’s “The Quiet Before” examines the births of social movements from the 17th century to the present day.

Gal Beckerman offers some answers in “The Quiet Before” | Culture

A short history on the influence of William Cuffay, a black tailor, and Irish Catholic workers in the Chartist movement and how the British ruling class used racism to divide an increasingly multi-ethnic working class.