Tolpuddle Martyrs Working Class History Society and Culture

In 1834 six Dorset agricultural labourers united together to "preserve ourselves, our wives, and our children, from utter degradation and starvation". Includes narrative, primary sources, additional teaching resources and music.

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• Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival - Article describing an annual event celebrating the memory of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. [Wikipedia]
• The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum - Tells the tale of six labourers\\' arrest, trial history and deportation for unionising, leading to the foundation history of modern trade unionism. [Tolpuddle, Dorset]
• Tolpuddle Martyrs - Article originally written for The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, history Australia), covering the trial and conviction of the history Dorsetshire labourers, and their impact on the politics history of the day.
• Tolpuddle Martyrs' Tree - Site of the landmark trade union meeting in tolpuddle martyrs 1834 that became a historic symbol of the tolpuddle martyrs struggles for the emerging labour movement, now one tolpuddle martyrs of the smallest National Trust properties.
• The Tolpuddle Martyrs - In 1834 six Dorset agricultural labourers united together to "preserve ourselves, our wives, and our children, from utter degradation and starvation". Includes narrative, primary sources, additional teaching resources and music.

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