The library has substantial and historically significant holdings on Thomas Paine and the radical movement of the 1790s , Peterloo Massacre , Chartism , ILP and Clarion movement , the campaign for women 's suffrage , the General Strike , National Unemployed Workers ' Movement , International Brigades , the 1970s radical press , the Miners ' Strike of 1984-85 and much else . Whilst principally concerned with Britain , the library also has a major collection on Irish history from the late 18th century onwards , derived initially from the libraries of two historians ; C. Desmond Greaves and T. A. Jackson
Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo Massacre
Working Class Movement Library