- Tolpuddle Vineyard
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- Tolpuddle Martyrs - Wikipedia
The Tolpuddle Martyrs were six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who were arrested and tried in 1834 for swearing a secret oath as members of a friendly society
- Tolpuddle Martyrs | Agricultural Laborers, Trade Unionism Protest . . .
Tolpuddle Martyrs, six English farm labourers who were sentenced (March 1834) to seven years’ transportation to a penal colony in Australia for organizing trade-union activities in the Dorsetshire village of Tolpuddle
- Tolpuddle Martyrs | Welcome
Every year almost 5000 people gather in the green fields of Tolpuddle to celebrate our movement, how far we've come, and debate how we can continue fighting for workers rights in the UK and beyond
- Tolpuddle - Visit Dorset
The village has become globally famous for the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs It was under a sycamore tree in 1831 that six hard working farm labourers, led by a Methodist lay preacher George Loveless, met to form a union in an effort to resist further reductions in wages
- ♂️ Weekend Wandering: Walk the Tolpuddle Martyrs Trail
Nestled in the quiet Dorset countryside lies the village of Tolpuddle — a place whose sleepy thatched cottages once trembled with the weight of revolution It was here, in 1834, that six men were arrested for daring to organise, and became known to history as the Tolpuddle Martyrs
- Tolpuddle | The Dorset Guide
The village was made famous by the Tolpuddle Martyrs, a group of local men whose activities in the early part of the 19th century directly led to the creation of what we now call the Trades Unions
- Who were the Tolpuddle Martyrs, and why are they still important?
Who were the Tolpuddle Martyrs, and why are they still important? Today, many of us take the benefits of belonging to a trade union for granted But in 1834, when six Dorset farm labourers formed a workers’ union to campaign for higher pay, they were severely punished
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