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The tragic death and magnificent funeral of Feargus O’Connor

Feargus O’Connor had a powerful presence. Standing 6ft tall in an era when the average man was less than 5ft

Thomas Slingsby Duncombe was the best and most reliable advocate that the Chartist cause had in Parliament. In a long

Chartist Ancestors henry clubb

Henry Clubb was a Chartist, vegetarian, utopian and politician. This is his life story. Henry Clubb’s claim to fame in

William Henry Chadwick was arrested for his Chartist activities in 1848 but lived on into the 20th century. This is

First translator of the Communist Manifesto. Few knew her identity at the time, and fewer still remembered her in the

Samuel Carter was elected twice as the Chartist MP for Tavistock. But his brief political career was ended by claims

Major Bartlomiej Beniowski is a shadowy figure in the history of Chartism. But new research sheds light on the emigre

Joiner and carpenter from Hull who played a central role as a backroom organiser and administrator in the Chartist movement.

Mary Ann Walker was a Chartist lecturer who briefly became a media sensation. This is her story. In an era

Susanna Inge came to fame as secretary of the City of London Female Chartist Association, but this was just one