The Radical Uprising – 8th April 1820
This is the last blog post commemorating the Radical Uprising for now. There will be more commemorations in September when we remember the sacrifice of John Baird and Andrew Hardie […]
Month: April 2020
The Radical Uprising – 7th April 1820
It is clear from three letters written on this date and held as part of the Murray Archive, that the authorities were still expecting unrest in the Central Scotland area […]
The Radical Uprising – 6th April 1820
There are two letters dated 6th April in the Murray of Polmaise family papers. The first, is from Captain Peter Speirs to Major William Murray and is interesting because it […]
The Radical Uprising – 5th April 1820
On the 5th April 1820, tensions were rising in the local area. Andrew Baird and John Hardie had been given their instructions by Duncan Turner the previous day and had […]
The Radical Uprising – 4th April 1820
On the 4th of April, Duncan Turner mustered a small group of men at Germiston and persuaded them to march on the Carron ironworks where they were to take the […]
The Radical Uprising – 3rd April 1820
Unfortunately, I appear to have neglected to scan this letter, apologies. Now I am working from home, I can’t just go and retrieve it and put it through the scanner. […]
The Radical Uprising – 2nd April 1820
We continue our series of blog posts commemorating the Radicals of Scotland and their uprising in pursuit of a fairer society with the letters held in the Murray of Polmaise […]
The Radical Uprising 2nd – 9th April 1820
In the papers of the Murray family of Polmaise and Touchadam held at the Council Archives, there are a series of letters that relate to the April 1820 uprising of […]