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Hace 5 días · Peterloo Massacre, in English history, the brutal dispersal by cavalry of a radical meeting held on St. Peter’s Fields in Manchester on August 16, 1819. The “massacre” (likened to Waterloo ) attests to the profound fears of the privileged classes of the imminence of violent Jacobin revolution in England in the years after the ...
Hace 2 días · The memory of Peterloo has been contested and reshaped over the past 200 years, reflecting the ongoing struggle to come to terms with the darker chapters of Britain‘s past. In the immediate aftermath of the massacre, the government and local authorities sought to downplay the violence and portray the protesters as a dangerous mob.
Hace 5 días · 1 view 10 minutes ago. Journey back in time to the Peterloo Massacre, a pivotal event in the history of democracy. This video explores the tragic events of August 16, 1819, when a peaceful...
Hace 21 horas · Peterloo (2018) We watched this today. Not bad. They could have cut about an hour of it but I am particularly allergic to speechifying in films. I think Susan enjoyed it for a decent job on the settings and costumes but did quip 'at least we aren't going to be tested on this'.
Hace 5 días · The Peterloo Massacre: A Rally for Rights. Uncover the events of the Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester ended in tragedy and sparked nationwide reform....
Hace 4 días · Castlereagh: Enlightenment, War, and Tyranny. London, Quercus, 2011, ISBN: 9780857381866; 582pp.; Price: £25.00. Viscount Castlereagh’s reputation had a very bad 19th century. Irish nationalists called him a turncoat and a tyrant for the role he played in suppressing the 1798 Rising as Chief Secretary at Dublin Castle.
Hace 5 días · Disabled activists have criticised a council for pushing ahead with “discriminatory” plans for a memorial to victims of the Peterloo massacre – who died 200 years ago in the cause of equality – that will be completely inaccessible to many disabled people.
