One Week in April

The acclaimed author of Damn’ Rebel Bitches dives into “the week when [Scotland’s] impoverished, exploited workers said enough was enough” ( The Sunday Post ). In April 1820, a series of dramatic events exploded around Glasgow, central Scotland and Ayrshire. Demanding political reform and better living and working conditions, 60,000 weavers and other workers went on strike. Revolution was in the air. It was the culmination of several years of unrest, which had seen huge mass meetings in Glasgow