1910


This month, I'm delighted to include a special feature by


Richard worked in the trade union movement for many years and has great knowledge on the history of Parliament.


his is the first of an occasional series in regard to neglected events in Britain’s radical past. Last year, The Guardian


newspaper asked readers to nominate such neglected events. There were a number of nominations for events such as The Chartists, Peterloo and more modern events such as the Orgreave Coking Plant in Yorkshire with its symbolic role in the 1984- 1985 Miners’ Strike.


There was though one


overwhelming winner which was the Putney Debates which took place in 1647.


One can still find the


sight of these debates at Putney Parish Church which nestles alongside Putney Bridge and the River Thames. Although partially rebuilt in the 19th century and then again following a fire in the 20th century, there are still reminders of the church as it existed in 1647.


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