Organising the first Chartist petition, 1839
The first Chartist petition originally had little if anything to do with Chartism. This page looks at its origins and at how petition and Charter came together in an unexpectedly powerful way.
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The first Chartist petition originally had little if anything to do with Chartism. This page looks at its origins and at how petition and Charter came together in an unexpectedly powerful way.
Read MoreThe People’s Charter exists as a text on three levels. First the six points – a succinct spelling-out of Chartism’s
Read MoreThe broadside shown here dates from August 1838, at the very start of the Chartist period. At the time it
Read MoreHenry Vincent was, by many accounts, the most effective public speaker in the Chartist movement. His talent won him a
Read MoreGeorge Julian Harney was among the first and the last Chartists – a revolutionary whose political journey through Chartism linked
Read MoreChartism may take its name from the document drawn up for the London Working Men’s Association by William Lovett, but
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