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described Richardson as "the first to publish a serious account of the History of British Trotskyism". Richardson also published under the pen name of Richard Stephenson.
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From the mid-1970s, Richardson focused his attention on recording the history of Trotskyism in Britain. He began interviewing veterans of the movement and, with
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Richardson continued teaching and writing until his unexpected death on 22 November 2003. His funeral at
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and was elected to its leadership, but in 1973 he left the League. Around this time he co-founded the
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was attended by 150 friends and former pupils, who draped his coffin in the flag of the
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The War and the International: A History of the British Trotskyist Movement, 1937-1949
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In Defence of the Russian Revolution: A Selection of Bolshevik Writings, 1917-23
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World Revolution, 1917-1936: The Rise and Fall of the Communist International
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Against the Stream: A History of the Trotskyist Movement in Britain 1924-1938
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The Revolution Defamed: A Documentary History of Vietnamese Trotskyism
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What Became of the Revolution: Selected Writings of Boris Souvarine
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Two Steps Back: Communists and the Wider Labour Movement, 1939-1945
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McIlroy, J. (2004), "Al Richardson (1941–2003): An Appreciation",
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Richardson worked with various Trotskyist groups, in particular
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magazine, and remained one of its influential figures.
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He soon quit the SLL to join the rival 16:British Trotskyist historian and activist 1537:Workers Revolutionary Party (UK) members 1507:Communist Party of Great Britain members 1136: 1030:Lubitz, Petra; Lubitz, Wolfgang (2005). 991: 916: 474: 944:"Remembering an activist and a scholar" 842:"Remembering an activist and a scholar" 695: 1464: 1101:Remembering an Activist and a Scholar" 742: 1482:Academics of the University of Exeter 1110: 1018:Description of Al Richardson's papers 968: 893: 817: 794: 609:Trotsky and the Origins of Trotskyism 1410: 1060:"Al Richardson / Jim Higgins papers" 866: 1522:International Marxist Group members 1354:University of St Mark & St John 992:Robinson, Bruce (8 December 2003). 555:Richardson, Al. "Introduction". In 313:(IMG), and became prominent in the 13: 717:d'Ardenne, Patricia (1 May 2020). 363:, dedicated to the history of the 277:before becoming a lecturer at the 14: 1548: 1053: 867:Ríos, Alejandra (December 2003). 768: 696:McIlroy, John (28 January 2004). 481:Stephenson, Richard, ed. (1979). 1487:Alumni of the University of Hull 1449: 1437: 1409: 1398: 1397: 1269:University Chapel (Holy Trinity) 1194: 743:Sewell, Rob (27 November 2003). 411: 283:Communist Party of Great Britain 212: 1349:Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital 1023: 1011: 985: 969:Price, Richard (January 2004). 962: 936: 910: 894:Price, Richard (January 2004). 887: 818:Price, Richard (January 2004). 795:Price, Richard (January 2004). 467:, which is in the university's 428:Richardson was a member of the 860: 834: 811: 788: 762: 736: 710: 671: 459:Papers left by Richardson and 342:Revolutionary Communist League 1: 1103:, LabourNet, 8 December 2003. 973:. No. 24. Workers Action 898:. No. 24. Workers Action 822:. No. 24. 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(1995). 454:Karl Marx Memorial Pub Crawl 252: 150:Karl Marx Memorial Pub Crawl 7: 1527:People from South Yorkshire 1274:University Chapel (St Luke) 922:"Al Richardson (1941-2003)" 315:Vietnam Solidarity Campaign 311:International Marxist Group 240:Alec Stuart "Al" Richardson 10: 1553: 1492:British Marxist historians 1385:University of Exeter Press 1186:List of honorary graduates 1086:, Number 24, January 2004. 873:CEIP León Trotsky Bulletin 1393: 1362: 1331: 1282: 1236: 1203: 1192: 1146: 537:; Richardson, Al (1986). 515:; Richardson, Al (1986). 493:; Richardson, Al (1982). 447: 430:Egypt Exploration Society 285:, but left after reading 230:Al Richardson (historian) 200: 190: 180: 155: 145: 124: 103: 93: 83: 75: 56: 30: 23: 1223:Camborne School of Mines 745:"Death of Al Richardson" 395: 297:, Richardson joined the 1517:Historians of communism 299:Socialist Labour League 1169:Professor Lisa Roberts 719:"50 years of Chartist" 681:, Vol. 8, No. 4, p. 3. 649:. Socialist Platform. 630:. 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The editor of 338:student movement 289:'s biography of 281:. He joined the 259:Woolley Colliery 216: 215: 158: 76:Other names 63: 60:22 November 2003 49:Woolley Colliery 45:20 December 1941 44: 42: 21: 20: 1552: 1551: 1547: 1546: 1545: 1543: 1542: 1541: 1462: 1461: 1460: 1450: 1448: 1438: 1436: 1428: 1426: 1421: 1415: 1403: 1389: 1375:CSM Association 1358: 1327: 1278: 1232: 1218:Business School 1205: 1199: 1190: 1164:Vice-Chancellor 1142: 1138: 1135: 1095:Workers Liberty 1078:Richard Price, 1067:"Al Richardson" 1056: 1051: 1050: 1040: 1038: 1028: 1024: 1016: 1012: 1002: 1000: 990: 986: 976: 974: 967: 963: 953: 951: 942: 941: 937: 927: 925: 915: 911: 901: 899: 892: 888: 878: 876: 865: 861: 851: 849: 840: 839: 835: 825: 823: 816: 812: 802: 800: 793: 789: 779: 777: 767: 763: 753: 751: 741: 737: 727: 725: 723:chartist.org.uk 715: 711: 694: 685: 676: 672: 667: 657: 638: 619: 593: 574: 549: 527: 505: 477: 450: 414: 398: 378:Workers Liberty 336:to work in the 334:labour movement 293:. 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Index

Woolley Colliery
London
Theology
University of Hull
Historian
Teacher
University of Exeter
Forest Hill School
Karl Marx Memorial Pub Crawl
Revolutionary History
Labour
Trotskyism
Scholia
Al Richardson (historian)
Trotskyist
historian
Woolley Colliery
Barnsley
Yorkshire
theology
University of Hull
University of Exeter
Communist Party of Great Britain
Isaac Deutscher
Leon Trotsky
Trotskyism
Socialist Labour League
Forest Hill School
South London
International Marxist Group

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