Strike 84 - A collection of photos taken during the strike in 1984-5, by Martin Shakeshaft
TUC History Online - Brief overview of the strike in the context of British Trade Union history. Includes links to photos.
Scargillism and the Miners - Article critically assessing the role and contribution of Arthur Scargill to the big coal strike of 1984-85. [Dave Douglass, secretary of Hatfield Main National Union of Mineworkers, in The Weekly Worker, Oct 2002]
The Miners' Strike - The story of the 1984/5 miners' strike, told using audio and images from BBC News archives.
The Great Strike - An account of the strike, from the National Union of Mineworkers' history section.
Archives Hub: Miners' Strike 1984-1985 - Gateway for access to archive and manuscript collections in the UK's Higher Education sector related to the strike.
Labour Struggles - Accounts of the Penrhyn Quarry Strikes, the General Strike, and the Miners' Strikes of 1972, 1974, and 1984 in Wales. [The National Library of Wales]
The Battle of Orgreave - A description of Jeremy Deller's filmed re-enactment of the event for Channel 4.
The Miners' Strike 1984 - BBC News in-depth section, reviewing the impact of the miners's strike 20 years later.
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