Momentum of the campaign changes the historical narrative

Over the years, the momentum of the campaign has effectively changed the historical narrative: Alice Wheeldon and her family are now recognised as principled citizens who endured an infamous trial and imprisonment for voicing opposition to the First World War, rejecting conscription and standing up for women’s rights.

The wealth of new documents compiled and analysed as supporting material for the submission to the Criminal Cases Review Commission is now available to historians, academics and social justice activists in the UK and beyond. 

The Derby community has embraced Alice, acknowledging the injustice she suffered in her lifetime. And a new generation of theatre-makers, artists, and songwriters are bringing their unique perspectives to the story.

The story retold

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Alice Wheeldon's birthday marked by screening of new documentary
Alice Wheeldon's birthday marked by screening of new documentary

Created by young filmmaker Elizabeth McGlynn, War on Lies: The Alice Wheeldon Campaign premiered at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery on 27 January 2024, 108 years after Alice’s birth.

Watch the film online.

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Derby walk - in the footsteps of Alice Wheeldon
Derby walk - in the footsteps of Alice Wheeldon

Join a guided walk organised by Derby People’s History to remember Alice Wheeldon.

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Derby Museums feature Alice Wheeldon in new exhibition
Derby Museums feature Alice Wheeldon in new exhibition

Derby Museum and Art Gallery launched a fascinating new exhibition and project lab on 23 September: ‘History Makers: A celebration of Derbyshire women and gender diversity’. Open until February 2023. Worth a visit if you’re in the area.

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Alice's story told through song
Alice's story told through song

Derby folk trio Moirai have created a moving musical drama based on Alice Wheeldon’s story, available on CD.

Check their website for details..

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New Derby walking guide released
New Derby walking guide released

Explore the latest guide to a 90-minute walking tour of historic Derby - an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of Alice Wheeldon.

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'Alice Wheeldon Room' dedicated by Derby City Council
'Alice Wheeldon Room' dedicated by Derby City Council

Derby City Council has named its new Council House meeting room in honour of Alice Wheeldon (1866-1919).

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Alice Wheeldon receives a STAR in Derby
Alice Wheeldon receives a STAR in Derby

The Made-in-Derby campaign launched the Walk of Fame on 12 May, and Alice Wheeldon was honoured as one of the first 8 ‘stars’. Chloë Mason, Alice's great granddaughter, travelled from Australia to unveil the plaque.

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Keith Venables tells the story of Alice Wheeldon
Keith Venables tells the story of Alice Wheeldon

The Convenor of the Derby People's History group, Keith Venables, tells the story of Derby citizen Alice Wheeldon and the miscarriage of justice that occurred in 1917.

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The poison dart
The poison dart

Sydney Morning Herald, April 20, 2013 : It was a bizarre plot to murder the British PM - or was it? Two sisters tell Suzy Freeman-Greene why they want justice for their framed forebears.

In 1986, as he was dying of brain cancer, Sydney physicist Peter Mason sat his daughters down to watch a video. It was a dramatised documentary, set in the dark days of World War I, called The Plot to Murder Lloyd George.

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