Broca's area
Broca's area (broh-kăz) n. the area of cerebral motor cortex responsible for the initiation of speech. It is situated in the left frontal lobe in most (but not all) right-handed people. [ P. P. Broca (1824–80), French surgeon]
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Tolpuddle: in the footsteps of the Martyrs
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/13/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...TUC Cottages named after the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Most Labour and...Tree under which the future Martyrs discussed their problems and...of James Hammett, the only Tolpuddle Martyr to return and live in the...should bring peace back to Tolpuddle's main street. On the far...
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BA to sponsor museum for Tolpuddle Martyrs
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 8/29/1999; ; 671 words
; ...000 to the appeal for the Tolpuddle museum's restoration, launched...with the new view of the Tolpuddle Martyrs on display early next...equipment to tell the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, including the widespread...in 1934, to celebrate the martyr's centenary. Ken Coates...
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The Tolpuddle Martyrs get the last laugh
Magazine article from: New Statesman; 8/4/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...was driving to do a show at the Tolpuddle Martyrs' Festival in Dorset, I was...year-old son came with me to Tolpuddle. He was telling me about a computer...the wonderful part was that the Tolpuddle Martyrs, in their day a humble...
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Did the Tolpuddle Martyrs hold Dorset to ransom?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 7/21/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...annual rally to commemorate the Tolpuddle Martyrs would be taking place today...unionism. In the cool of the Tolpuddle Martyrs' museum, their faces...mindless moments, snigger. Tolpuddle is a charming spot to visit...
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 "Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)")
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A noble sacrifice ; Great to see the photo (Your Say, June 17) of the Tolpuddle Martyrs' procession from 1971.
Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 6/24/2008; 275 words
; ...photo (Your Say, June 17) of the Tolpuddle Martyrs' procession from 1971. I have been attending the Martyrs Festival, which culminates with the...now. Celebrating the bravery of the Tolpuddle Martyrs and their families and the beginnings...
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 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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Tolpuddle martyrs tribute.(News)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 7/19/2003; 295 words
; THOUSANDS of trade unionists were today joining the two-day festival in the tiny Dorset village of Tolpuddle to honour the six ''martyrs'',agricultural workers whose arrest in the 1830s led to the birth of trade unionism. Former Labour...
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 "Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)")
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Rally echoes Tolpuddle Martyrs cry.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 7/18/2005; 322 words
; A RECORD number of people attended yesterday's Tolpuddle Martyrs rally to hear messages of how trade unions were needed just as much as they were 170 years ago. Organisers of the event in the...
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The guided tour fit for a martyr... ; The cells where the Tolpuddle Martyrs were held during their trial will be open to the public when the Old Crown Court in Dorchester opens for the summer season later this month.
Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 7/5/2008; 326 words
; The cells where the Tolpuddle Martyrs were held during their trial will be open to the public when the...The courtroom, which is best known for the 1834 trial of the Martyrs, has staged many dramatic cases over the years, including the...
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 "The Mail on Sunday (London, England)")
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Alien invaders from the planet of New Labour; To them the Tolpuddle Martyrs could well be a pub in Islington `.(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 4/21/1996; 700+ words
; ...ascribed to Lloyd George's Foreign Secretary Lord Curzon. They know nothing of the roots of their party. To them the Tolpuddle Martyrs could well be a watering hole in Islington. They display an appalling arrogance, a complete contempt for the concept...
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Where's real labour? ; Old Labour, New Labour. No Real Labour - a party formed for the people by the people. The 21st century needs it as much as the Tolpuddle Martyrs needed the trade unions. Liberty, justice, freedom and equality - not a sermon; a right from the entire Labour movement for us all.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 1/13/2009; 292 words
; ...Labour. No Real Labour - a party formed for the people by the people. The 21st century needs it as much as the Tolpuddle Martyrs needed the trade unions. Liberty, justice, freedom and equality - not a sermon; a right from the entire Labour...
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Tolpuddle martyrs
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Tolpuddle martyrs. In 1834 six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, who formed a trade union lodge...the repeal of the Combination Acts , and the Tolpuddle men sought only to resist a reduction in wages...
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Tolpuddle Martyrs
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Tolpuddle Martyrs name given to six English agricultural...Society of Agricultural Laborers at Tolpuddle, in Dorset. With the approval of the...agitation. One of the six returned to Tolpuddle; the others emigrated to Canada.
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Melbourne, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...secretary (1830–34) in Earl Grey's administration, Melbourne was responsible for the suppression of the Tolpuddle Martyrs . As prime minister, he oversaw reform of the poor law (1834), but resisted changes to the Corn Laws . Melbourne...
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Combination acts
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...and in 1824 the acts were repealed. A later Combination Act (1825) restricted the right to strike and, as the Tolpuddle Martyrs (1834) demonstrated, trade-union organizers could still be prosecuted.
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William Lamb Melbourne, 2d Viscount
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...secretary (1830-34) for the 2d Earl Grey, his vigorous suppression of agrarian disturbances and trade unionism (see Tolpuddle Martyrs ) ended a reputation for indolence. A believer in aristocratic government, unsympathetic with middle-class political...
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