Thomas Slingsby Duncombe 1796 – 1861
Thomas Slingsby Duncombe was the best and most reliable advocate that the Chartist cause had in Parliament. In a long
Read moreThomas Slingsby Duncombe was the best and most reliable advocate that the Chartist cause had in Parliament. In a long
Read moreHenry Clubb was a Chartist, vegetarian, utopian and politician. This is his life story. Henry Clubb’s claim to fame in
Read moreWilliam Henry Chadwick was arrested for his Chartist activities in 1848 but lived on into the 20th century. This is
Read moreFirst translator of the Communist Manifesto. Few knew her identity at the time, and fewer still remembered her in the
Read moreSamuel Carter was elected twice as the Chartist MP for Tavistock. But his brief political career was ended by claims
Read moreMajor Bartlomiej Beniowski is a shadowy figure in the history of Chartism. But new research sheds light on the emigre
Read moreJoiner and carpenter from Hull who played a central role as a backroom organiser and administrator in the Chartist movement.
Read moreMary Ann Walker was a Chartist lecturer who briefly became a media sensation. This is her story. In an era
Read moreSusanna Inge came to fame as secretary of the City of London Female Chartist Association, but this was just one
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