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National Charter Association 1840 – 1860

Chartist Ancestors national charter association

The National Charter Association was the largest, longest lived and most central of the membership bodies to emerge from the

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lists of names organisations and newspapers 

Friend of the People – into the 1850s

Chartist Ancestors ernest jones, friend of the people, george julian harney

This page recounts the story of George Julian Harney’s short-lived Friend of the People, and reproduces some snippets from its

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life stories organisations and newspapers 

Red Republican – a socialist internationalist voice

Chartist Ancestors george julian harney, red republican

The Red Republican ran for 24 issues from June to November 1850, and almost every issue carried a list of

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organisations and newspapers 

London Working Men’s Association

Chartist Ancestors francis place, henry hetherington, henry vincent, william lovett

The London Working Men’s Association drew up the People’s Charter, but played relatively little role within Chartism. This page looks

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chartist varieties and rivals organisations and newspapers 

Metropolitan Parliamentary Reform Association

Chartist Ancestors francis place, Joseph Hume

The Metropolitan Parliamentary Reform Association sought to appeal to moderate reformers but failed to make progress in its 12 months

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chartist varieties and rivals organisations and newspapers 

National Charter League

Chartist Ancestors feargus o'connor, gwm reynolds

The National Charter League was one of a number of organisations that came forward after 1848 in an attempt to

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The Northern Star in numbers

Chartist Ancestors feargus o'connor, george julian harney, henry vincent, petitions, william lovett

This page provides a statistical breakdown of some of the main themes and individuals reported by the Northern Star between

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organisations and newspapers 

Northern Star – the paper that made Chartism

Chartist Ancestors feargus o'connor, george julian harney, leeds, northern star

The Northern Star was by some distance the most important of all the Chartist newspapers, and for family historians it

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organisations and newspapers 

The People’s Charter Union and the Cause of the People

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During the course of 1848, Chartist organisation began to fracture. Small and often short-lived new bodies were formed, each with

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organisations and newspapers 

The Charter: a voice for London’s Chartists

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This page explores the story of The Charter, a newspaper launched by London Chartists in 1839 which survived for 60

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