John Charlton (historian)
John Charlton (born 1938 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom), is a British historian working in the Marxist tradition. He was a founding member (1961) of the Newcastle Branch of the International Socialists (IS) and has been a member of the IS and Socialist Workers Party in York, Leeds and Newcastle.
He was educated at Heaton Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne followed by Dudley College of Education. He is a graduate of York and Leeds universities and worked as a school teacher in Newcastle (1959–1964). Charlton lectured in History and Politics, Leeds Polytechnic (1970–1989) and Leeds University (1990–1999).
He is closely involved in the North East Labour History Society and has been Secretary and Editor of the Society’s journal, North East History.
Currently (2010–11) he is leader of a Heritage Lottery Funded project, Mapping Popular Politics [1] in the north east of England which has both an archive searching element and an oral history element. He is working on a Peoples’ History of North East England.
Publications
- Hidden Chains: the slavery business and north east England, Tyne Bridge Publishing, 2008.[2][3]
- 1819: Waterloo, Peterloo and Newcastle Town Moor, North East History, 39, 2008.
- Don’t you hear the H-Bomb’s Thunder, Merlin Press, 2009.[4]
References
- ↑ http://nelh.org/ppp/index.php
- ↑ Lloyd, Chris (2 December 2008). "Hidden Chains: The Slavery Business and North-East England 1600-1865 by John Charlton". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "Book Reviews - Hidden Chains: The Slavery Business And North East England, by John Charlton.". The Northumbrian. February–March 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ http://www.merlinpress.co.uk/acatalog/DON_T_YOU_HEAR_THE_H-BOMB_S_THUNDER_.html