Engraving to commemorate the 1842 petition
Described as a ‘splendid and costly prsent’ to Northern Star readers, the engraving shown here was a huge undertaking.
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Described as a ‘splendid and costly prsent’ to Northern Star readers, the engraving shown here was a huge undertaking.
Read MoreCalled to oversee the presentation of the second great Petition for the Charter to Parliament, the Chartist Convention of 1842 was bitterly divided over its attitude to middle-class reformers
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Read MoreWith the National Convention busying itself for the presentation of the first Charter to Parliament and deliberating on its next
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Read MoreThroughout 1842, after the rejection by Parliament of the second People’s Charter petition, moves were made to try to unite
Read MoreThis page looks at the Chartist convention of 1846 organised by the National Charter Association in Leeds
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Read MoreThe National Charter Association is unique among a variety of Chartist and Chartist-leaning organisations for its longevity, its level of
Read MoreThis page looks at the Great Meeting of Scottish Delegates held in Glasgow on 14-16 August 1839 to reorganise Chartism
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