'We Burn to Remember'. 

During the nineteenth century, celebrations of November Fifth/ Bonfire Night, in Sussex were carried on with an exuberance that often culminated in tumult and riot. As Victorian middle class respectability sought to assert control over unregulated popular demonstrations, November 5th was frequently the occasion for violent confrontations between 'bonfire boys' and the police. As well as shining a light on this largely overlooked aspect of county history, this talk will also ask what ask what connections there might be between those patriotic displays of the past and the nationalistic marches and protests we have seen in our own times.

This talk is the second of four by Chris Hare and all four are available for just £15 

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Also available individually at £5 per lecture (but no access to the recording)

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