North East Labour History

Award-winning North East folk band The Young'uns - Sean Cooney and David Eagle with Jack Rutter (for Michael Hughes) present their production of The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff, recorded in […]

North East England is rarely associated with the African slave trade, but new research has shown that the region was inextricably involved in that shocking state-sanctioned traffic in human beings. […]

Register here for tickets to attend in person or here to join online via Zoom. A free public event hosted by Durham University History Department. Although the Miners’ Strike took […]

Nigel, with his daughter Selina, on an anti-austerity march in Manchester, 4th October 2015. Photograph courtesy Peter Brabban. Music by Bethany Elen Coyle and pizzas from the pizza oven. Opportunity […]

Nigel Todd Friends and colleagues of Nigel will gather on 20th June to celebrate his life, his work and most of all his passion for progress, social justice and lifelong […]

As attached, the sixth annual commemoration of turbulent events in Jarrow in the 1830s takes place this Saturday 25 June with particpants asked to assemble by the Pedestrian Tunnel NE32 […]

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From Rosie Serdiville: Tyneside Irish Brigade Memories Project We are all very aware of the 7200 Tyneside Irish who served during World War 1 and, in particular, of those who […]

​This seminar will explore the history of Trade Union Education - both learning for activists and broader learning for members. It will discuss current issues and how to shape future […]

From Newcastle Antiquaries Newcastle University have announced the programme for their conference on Eighteenth-Century Political Participation and Electoral Culture, on 7-9 July. This is part of a wider project, which aims to explore how […]