The Society takes an interest in every aspect of human history from the earliest social formations to modern society, its culture and political activities. We encourage anyone with an interest in our history to join us and participate in our activities. The Society is particularly interested in the struggles of labour, women, progressive and peace movements throughout the world, as well as the movements and achievements of working class communities, colonial peoples, black people, and other oppressed groups seeking social justice, human dignity and liberation.
A Socialist History Society on-line Meeting
Thursday 14 May at 7pm
All welcome, but you will need to register in advance:
https://ucl.zoom.us/meeting/register/MOadx9sRR-yLHQYbVuA4gw
Speaker: Geoff Andrews
An authoritative and original history of the working classes and the British Left
The political Left in Britain rose out of the Industrial Revolution, as the working classes emerged as the leading force in the call for social change. Read on ...
The Socialist History Society Newsletter can be downloaded here…
- Levellers Day 2026
- 1926 General Strike Centenary Open Day
- Leyton and the General Strike
- Christopher Hill: The Life of a Radical Historian
- Radical and Socialist History in South London
- Local History in Salford and Manchester
- How I Became a Socialist
- Why Rosa Luxemburg remains a beacon for today
- Left on the Shelf
- The General Strike by Harry Wicks
- Forthcoming meetings
The Socialist History Society AGM will take place at the
Marx Memorial Library 37A Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0DU, nearest station Farringdon on Saturday 6 June at 1pm,
This will be followed at 2pm by a talk by Donald Sassoon on his new book Revolutions: A New History
On-line talk from the Socialist History Society
2 June 2026 at 7pm London time
All welcome, but you will need to register in advance:-https://ucl.zoom.us/meeting/register/SqRq1QBkTQCUfAA0xtkNPw
Speaker: Debra Parish
Prophets and Witches offers an exploration of female prophecy and witchcraft during the political and religious upheavals of the English Revolutionary period from 1640 to 1660. Read on ...
The Socialist History Society AGM will take place at the Marx Memorial Library 37A Clerkenwell Grn, London EC1R 0DU, nearest station Farringdon
This meeting will be in-person only, all welcome.
on Saturday 6 June at 1pm,
This will be followed at 2pm by a talk by Donald Sassoon on his new book
Revolutions: A New History
Historian Donald Sassoon takes the long view of some of the most famous upheavals: the English Civil War, the American War of Independence, the national uprisings that unified Italy and Germany, and the French, Russian and Chinese revolutions. Read on ...