Nine Days in May: The General Strike of 1926 – The Ewen Green Memorial Lecture 📚✨
Magdalen College hosts the 2026 Ewen Green Memorial Lecture, delivered by Professor Jonathan Schneer, Professor Emeritus at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The talk examines the dramatic nine‑day General Strike of 1926, during which nearly three million trade unionists walked out in solidarity with locked‑out miners. Schneer explores what made the strike unprecedented, why it ended so quickly, and what its consequences reveal about labour, politics, and power in modern Britain. A drinks reception follows the lecture, and all are welcome.
What to expect:
- 🛠️ A compelling historical analysis of the 1926 General Strike and its national impact
- 🎙️ Insights from a leading historian of modern Britain and labour movements
- 🏛️ An open public lecture followed by a drinks reception at Magdalen College