The Calton Weavers, the 1820 Radical War and Scotland s first working-class martyrs
Dr Ewan Gibbs discusses how weavers spearheaded a revolutionary struggle for change beginning in 18th century Scotland â and the stories of the people who died for the cause.
Weavers were a highly skilled and educated section of the working class in Scotland (Image: Hulton Archive)
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