Chartism and the Anti Corn Law League
The Chartist movement existed in an uneasy relationship with the campaign against the corn laws. Introduced in 1804 and intended
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Birmingham “unity” conference 1842
Throughout 1842, after the rejection by Parliament of the second People’s Charter petition, moves were made to try to unite
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This page tells the story of the Complete Suffrage Union, a haven for reformers who shrank from the militancy of
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