News
Luddite Memorial Lecture
Huddersfield Local History Society and the University of Huddersfield would like to invite you to the inaugural Luddite Memorial Lecture on Thursday 16 Jan 2014 at 7.30pm (refreshments from 7pm) , Canalside East CEG/28
Dr Matthew Roberts (Sheffield Hallam University) will be speaking on 'Luddism through the Chartist-Looking Glass: Shirley and the Modernisation of Popular Protest'.
If you would like to attend this event please rsvp huddhistorysecretary@gmail.com.
08 December 2013
Lesley Kipling
We sorry to report that Lesley Kipling, Luddite historian and co-author of Liberty and Death, has died. You can read her obituary here
28 September 2013
Underground Histories
Alan Brooke, Huddersfield's own self-confessed neo-Luddite and local historian has launched the Underground Histories website. Well worth visiting for rich resources on the history of Luddism
See more details at undergroundhistories.wordpress.com/»
02 June 2013
Luddites at York Castle
For a report of The Luddites at York Castle,19 Jan 2013, event see blog by Katrina Navickas
Alan Brooke's fascinating talk on the Luddite legacy can be read here
22 January 2013
Celebrate the Luddites 200th anniversary
2012 is the 200th anniversary of the Luddites’ uprisings against machinery that was destroying weavers’ livelihoods. Were the Luddites mindless hooligans opposed to progress, or, as EP Thompson suggests, trades unionists fighting for their jobs in desperate conditions?
Time 13:00 - 17:00
The People's History Museum
18 November 2012
See more details at www.phm.org.uk/whatson/celebrate-the-luddites-200th-anniversary/»
17 November 2012
Luddite Podcast
Listen to Dr Matt Roberts (University of Sheffield Hallam) speaking on the Luddite uprisings. BBC History Magazine site - 26 July 2012.
See more details at www.historyextra.com/podcast-page»
17 August 2012
West Yorkshire Archive Service display
2012 Tour so far:
Halifax Central Library - current display now extended until 10 May.
All of May - display at WYAS, Registry of Deeds, Wakefield.
12th May - display at University of Huddersfield Day School.
14th May - 11th June - at Armley Library.
All of June - at King Cross Library, Halifax.
25th June-28th July - at Lawrence Batley Theatre.
28th Jul - Tolson Museum for Yorkshire Day.
1st Aug-1st Sep - Todmorden Library.
All of Sep - Marsden Mechanics' Institute.
8th-22nd Sep - Shibden Hall, Halifax.
To accompany the 2012 travelling exhibition, a booklet is now available for £2 (£3.10 including p&p) obtainable from all district offices and from the WYAS eshop (Search for 'luddite'). The 25 page booklet aims to give an insight into life in 1812, the major events of riots and murder, as well as the individual stories of some of the Luddites and the personal suffering undergone by their widows and children, who were visited by the Quaker, Thomas Shillitoe.
Halifax Courier - In defence of the Luddites.
Halifax Courier - 200 years on: remembering the Luddite rebellion.
05 July 2012
Events
(includes past events)
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Luddite Memorial Lecture
8 December 2013
Huddersfield Local History Society and the University of Huddersfield are hosting the inaugural Luddite Memorial Lecture on Thursday 16 Jan 2014 at 7.30pm (refreshments from 7pm) , Canalside East CEG/28
Dr Matthew Roberts (Sheffield Hallam University) will be speaking on ‘Luddism through the Chartist-Looking Glass: Shirley and the Modernisation of Popular Protest’.
If you would like to attend this event please rsvp huddhistorysecretary@gmail.com. -
Don't miss the next episode of Town
4 June 2013
The BBC2 programme Town with Nicolas Crane visits the Huddersfield to learn more about its history of rugby, rebellion, and high quality cloth. The Luddites are party of the story.
See more details at http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b02vl6zp»
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Luddites at York Castle 2013
19 January 2013
York’s Alternative History be hosting an event to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the execution of seventeen Luddites at York Castle. This will take place on Saturday 19th of January 2013
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Can You Keep A Secret?
9 September 2012
Mikron Theatre Company will be performing their Luddite play ‘Can You Keep A Secret?’ at various locations from Wednesday 23rd May to Sunday 9th September.
See Mikron’s website for a full list of dates/venues, online ticket booking, and other details. -
A Riotous Yell at Shibden Hall
8 September 2012
‘A Riotous Yell’ at Shibden Hall in Halifax.
Come and experience life 200 years ago at the turbulent time of the Luddite Uprising.
Visit the Crispin Inn where plots were hatched and meet the people who made history on our doorstep.
Something to intrigue and entertain the whole family!
Dare you sign the oath?
10am-4pm. Admission Free. -
Last Rites of the Luddites play
7 July 2012
A fifteen minute explosion of drama, performed by a ten strong side of Morris Dancers, the Slubbing Billys! Catch them celebrating throughout the bicentenary:
Sat 28 April, 3:00pm, Golcar at Colne Valley Museum’s ‘Luddite Re-enactment Weekend’.
Sat 12 May, 4:30pm, Victoria park, Holmfirth Festival of Folk.
Sun 13 May, 3:00pm, The Church Yard or outside Herveys Wine bar, Holmfirth Festival of Folk.
Sat 7 July, 4:30pm, Outside The Wickham Arms pub, Cleckheaton Folk Festival.See the Script.