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- ISBN 9781786789990
- Dimensions: 174 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 07 Oct 2025
- Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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IN 1600, 50% OF ENGLAND WAS COMMON LAND.IT’S NOW 3%.THIS IS THE STORY OF HOW THAT HAPPENED.
This is a visual journey through the history of the enclosure of common land in England and the stories of those who have attempted to resist. Richly illustrated with Leah Gordon’s photography alongside fine art and folk customs past and present, discover:
A timeline of this centuries-long struggle for access to the land.
The stories of rural resistance such as the Levellers, the Diggers, the Luddites and Captain Swing.
The links between the struggles of the industrial working-class and the peasants.
Contemporary conflicts around land rights, such as the New Age travellers and rave scene, the anti-road campaign and the Right to Roam movement.
Common People offers a reimagining of English history told by the people themselves, giving voice to the silenced history of the enclosures and the incredible visual creativity inspired by rural resistance and protest.
Stephen Ellcock is a London-based online collector and curator of images, writer, researcher and former musician and bookseller who spends most of his time nowadays creating an ever-expanding, virtual museum on Facebook and Instagram. His ongoing attempt at creating the ultimate social media ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’ has so far attracted more than 350,000 followers and increasing media attention, not all of which is unwelcome.
