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As well as summaries and reviews of books and publications about North East radical history, we have prepared A User Guide to materials on radical North East history, intended to help users to become acquainted with material on North East radical history (labour, socialist, radical, feminist).

Books and Publications about North East history

  • Edited by Keith Armstrong: The Hive of Liberty: The Life and Work of Thomas Spence (1750-1814)
  • John Charlton: Don’t you hear the H-Bomb’s thunder
  • Lewis Mates: The Great Labour Unrest: Rank-and-file movements and political change in the Durham coalfield

Other Books and Publications

  • John Charlton: Making Middle England
  • Dave Harker: Cat-Gut Jim. Ned Corvan’s Life & Times
  • Dave Harker: The Gallowgate Lad. Joe Wilson’s life & Songs
  • Jack Lawson: A Man’s Life
  • Roy Parker: Hoddlesden and its satellite villages
  • Don Watson: Squatting in Britain, 1945-1955. Housing, Politics and Direct Action

Recent Posts

  • Volume 56, 2025, of North East History Now Avalable
  • North East Labour History Society Founder’s Award
  • Battle of Stockton Campaign Group. Winners of the inaugural Archie Potts Founder’s Award
  • New Articles and Reports on This Site
  • Fifteen Past Issues of the Society’s Journal Now Available on this Website

Recent Posts

  • Volume 56, 2025, of North East History Now Avalable 10/10/2025
  • North East Labour History Society Founder’s Award 14/02/2025
  • Battle of Stockton Campaign Group. Winners of the inaugural Archie Potts Founder’s Award 08/12/2023
  • New Articles and Reports on This Site 09/05/2020
  • Fifteen Past Issues of the Society’s Journal Now Available on this Website 17/11/2018
  • Matvei Fischer, a Newcastle Old Bolshevik – Paper by David Saunders 10/11/2017
  • Harry Barnes’ Easington Blog 08/11/2017
  • Sixty Personal Histories of North East People Now Available on this Website 07/02/2017

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