Agitating the Lawless Rabble - a guided walk with People's Histreh
Thursday 26 October
Starting at the Left Lion (Council House) in Market Square, this guided walk around Nottingham City Centre explores episodes related to Nottingham’s proud tradition of independent bookshops and radical publishing.
Using primary sources, we will listen to the echoes of incredible people’s voices and remember some of their courageous struggles, from Susannah Wright defending her bookshop against riled up bigots in the 1820s to the community papers which fuelled grassroots resistance to the Poll Tax in the late 1980s and 1990s.
1pm
Left Lion, Market Square, Nottingham
The walk lasts about one hour and ends on Heathcoat Street. The route is wheelchair accessible but there are some hills along the way.
This walk will be guided by People's Histreh, Nottingham's radical history group.
This event is part of the public programme of Nottingham History Festival 2023.
(History Festival 2023 has been supported by the Institute of Policy and Engagement, the Department of History and the School of Humanities)