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 […]
Baird and Hardie
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 […]
“Murdered for the cause of Justice, Truth and Liberty…” Accounts relating to the execution of Baird and Hardie in Stirling, 8th September 1820
There is a small bundle of documents held at the Archives of letters and accounts relating to the arrangements made for the execution of two men who many at the […]