The Burston Rebellion by Thomas George Higdon ~ Full Audiobook [history]

The Burston Rebellion by Thomas George Higdon audiobook.

Genre: history

In the Norfolk village of Burston in the years just before World War I, two outspoken teachers arrive with a conviction that schooling should serve the children of farm laborers, not the comfort of the local gentry. Headmistress Annie (Kitty) Higdon and her husband Tom, Christian Socialists with a deep belief in fairness and civic responsibility, quickly win the trust of their pupils and parents by challenging harsh conditions and advocating for working-class dignity. Their efforts, however, bring them into open conflict with the district's landowning and church authorities who dominate school governance and expect obedience, not reform. When the Higdons are dismissed from their posts on April 1, 1914, the village children respond with an extraordinary act of solidarity: led by 13-year-old Violet Potter, they walk out and refuse to return. What begins as a local protest becomes a test of endurance, community courage, and political awakening, drawing attention from trade unionists and reformers far beyond Burston. Told from Tom Higdon's perspective, this firsthand narrative follows the early battles of the strike and the determined creation of alternative classrooms as the community fights to keep education, and justice, in its own hands.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:36:27) Chapter 02

(01:03:40) Chapter 03

(01:27:17) Chapter 04

(01:49:15) Chapter 05

(02:09:11) Chapter 06

(02:30:23) Chapter 07

(02:55:03) Chapter 08

(03:25:28) Chapter 09

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