The Tolpuddle Martyrs - Witness, BBC World Service

The Tolpuddle Martyrs were a group of 19th century Dorset farm labourers who were arrested and convicted for forming a trade union in the 1830s.

They were found guilty and transported to Australia

They became popular heroes and eventually all but one were released due to popular opposition to their draconian treatment.

(the song 'Tolpuddle Man' by Graham Moore) Video

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