Join Glasgow City Heritage Trust Director Niall Murphy for a tour of some of the highlights from his Moments of Beauty series, exploring the Merchant City and beyond.
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The Radical Wars lasted around 30 years and involved thousands of people in riots and strikes across Scotland.
After the Battle of Bonnymuir John Baird and Andrew Hardie were found guilty of high treason and sentenced to be hanged drawn and quartered. They were re-interred under conditions of secrecy and now lie beneath the Martyrs’ Monument at Sighthill Cemetery.
The Monument also commemorates James Purlie Wilson from Strathaven, who led a group of Radicals carrying a banner with the slogan Scotland Free or Scotland a Desert. He was hanged on Glasgow Green for high treason. The names of nineteen Radicals transported to Australia for their involvement in the Rising are also listed on the Monument.
Erected in 1847 the Monument was restored in recent years by funding from the 1820 Society and Glasgow Council. It is an impressive reminder of these heroic men, and the sacrifices they made in the cause of democracy.
Beside the Monument to those who died or were transported, members of the 1820 Society will tell the story and answer questions
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The 1820 Society was formed in the 1970s to commemorate those who suffered and died in the little-known Scottish Uprising of 1820. They still carry out research into and educate people about the events of the Radical Wars. These lasted from the 1790s until 1820 and involved hundreds of people across Glasgow and West Central Scotland.
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Join Glasgow City Heritage Trust Director Niall Murphy for a tour of some of the highlights from his Moments of Beauty series, exploring the Merchant City and beyond.
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