National Charter Association 1840 – 1860
The National Charter Association was the largest, longest lived and most central of the membership bodies to emerge from the
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Friend of the People – into the 1850s
This page recounts the story of George Julian Harney’s short-lived Friend of the People, and reproduces some snippets from its
Read moreRed Republican – a socialist internationalist voice
The Red Republican ran for 24 issues from June to November 1850, and almost every issue carried a list of
Read moreLondon Working Men’s Association
The London Working Men’s Association drew up the People’s Charter, but played relatively little role within Chartism. This page looks
Read moreMetropolitan Parliamentary Reform Association
The Metropolitan Parliamentary Reform Association sought to appeal to moderate reformers but failed to make progress in its 12 months
Read moreNational Charter League
The National Charter League was one of a number of organisations that came forward after 1848 in an attempt to
Read moreThe Northern Star in numbers
This page provides a statistical breakdown of some of the main themes and individuals reported by the Northern Star between
Read moreNorthern Star – the paper that made Chartism
The Northern Star was by some distance the most important of all the Chartist newspapers, and for family historians it
Read moreThe People’s Charter Union and the Cause of the People
During the course of 1848, Chartist organisation began to fracture. Small and often short-lived new bodies were formed, each with
Read moreThe Charter: a voice for London’s Chartists
This page explores the story of The Charter, a newspaper launched by London Chartists in 1839 which survived for 60
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