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Why History Matters...and Why Radical History Matters More...Part 1 (Steve Mills 2)A Barbarous and Ungovernable People: The Miners of Kingswood Forest Steve Mills explains the nature of the commons and the content of 'commoning' by studying the English forest and its rebellious inhabitants. Focusing on Kingswood (east of Bristol) between the 17th and 19th centuries he examines the moral economy of the native colliers, their struggles against enclosure and the attempts by the authorities to pacify the area.

• Release Date

  Nov 29, 2009

• Runtime

  28:22