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First Chartist Convention, 1839: the General Convention of the Industrious Classes

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Engraving to commemorate the 1842 petition

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Second Convention, 1842: the ‘leviathan petition’

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Labour Parliament 1854

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West Riding delegate meeting 1839

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London Chartist convention 1851

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Birmingham “unity” conference 1842

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Leeds convention, 1846 – gearing up for a general election

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London convention and assembly 1848

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National Charter Association leaders 1840 – 1858

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William Paul Dowling, 1824-1877
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The People’s Charter
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Northern Star
The paper that made Chartism

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