IN THE STEPS OF THE TOLPUDDLE MARTYRS

by | Sep 9, 2024 | Uncategorized

IN THE STEPS OF THE TOLPUDDLE MARTYRS Ian Gosling, Chair of Dorchester Civic Society The history of the Tolpuddle Martyrs is closely linked to the wider economic and political context. In the 1830s the English countryside was a theatre of agitation caused by a...

THE ROYAL FAMILY AND DORCHESTER

by | Sep 9, 2024 | Blog

THE ROYAL FAMILY AND DORCHESTER Ian Gosling, Chair of Dorchester Civic Society As far as I have been able to establish the first royal visitor to Dorchester was King John (1199-1216) who made frequent visits to the town between 1204 and 1214, where he resided in the...