Secular Martyrdom in Britain and Ireland Viola Eckelt crushing assault on the Church

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Secular Martyrdom in Britain and Ireland Viola Eckelt crushing assault on the ChurchThis edited collection examines the concept and nature of the peoples martyrology, raising issues of class, community, religion and authority. It examines modern martyrdom through studies of Peterloo; Tolpuddle; Featherstone; Tonypandy; Emily Davison, fatally injured by the Kings horse on Derby Day, 1913; the 1916 Easter Rising; Jarrow, the town that was murdered, and martyred in the 1930s; David Oluwale, a Nigerian killed in Leeds in 1965; and Bobby