Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 11th November 2026

Time: 7.30pm

Venue: Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, Alvin Street, Gloucester GL1 3DW and on Zoom

Description: In its centenary this talk revisits the General Strike of 1926. It examines the mobilisation of both strikers and strike breakers and locates their activities in the culture of interwar public politics. It charts the impact and legacy of the strike on British political culture.

How to book: In person booking not needed. To register for Zoom, link below, member password is HAGL27- https://www.ticketsource.com/historical-association-gloucestershire-branch/t-mjegzll

Price: Members free, guests £4

Email: histassocglos@gmail.com

Website: https://www.haglos.co.uk

Lecturer: Professor James Thompson, Professor of Modern British History, University of Bristol

Comments: Please not that the talk is on WEDNESDAY

Region: West Midlands

Branch: Gloucestershire