Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 11th March 2026

Time: 7.30 pm

Venue: The Birchall Hall, Queen's College, Taunton

Description: This talk reexamines the 1926 General Strike. It looks at the background and legacy of the General Strike. It revisits the mobilisation of strikers and of opponents of the strike, and thinks about the impact of the strike on British politics, society and culture.

How to book: Pay at the door

Price: £3 pp

Tel: 01823353749

Email: gb@queenscollege.org.uk

Organiser: Geoffrey Bisson

Lecturer: Professor James Thompson

Comments: Tea, coffee and biscuits are available. Car parking is adjacent to the hall

Region: South-West England

Branch: Taunton Deane