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conferences 

London Chartist convention 1851

Chartist Ancestors london

Thirty delegates assembled at the Parthenium Rooms, St Martin’s Lane, London, on 31 March 1851 for what was to prove

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international 

Chartists transported to Australia

Chartist Ancestors london, newport

More than 100 Chartists were transported to Australia. Here we name them. In the eight decades during which Britain used

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insurrection and monster meetings 

Monster meeting on Kennington Common, 10 April 1848

Chartist Ancestors 1848, ernest jones, feargus o'connor, gwm reynolds, london, petitions

On 10 April 1848, thousands of Chartists assembled on Kennington Common in south London preparing to march on Parliament to

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conferences 

London convention and assembly 1848

Chartist Ancestors 1848, ernest jones, feargus o'connor, london

The 1848 Chartist Convention of 1848 was called to prepare the presentation of the third great national petition calling for

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insurrection and monster meetings 

Trafalgar Square riots 1848

Chartist Ancestors gwm reynolds, london

The Trafalgar Square riots of March 1848 were the first signs of a wave of radical unrest that swept London

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insurrection and monster meetings 

Orange Tree conspiracy 1848

Chartist Ancestors 1848, london, william cuffay

The page recounts how some London Chartists tried to organise an armed rebellion – known as the Orange Tree conspiracy

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life stories women chartists 

Mary Ann Walker, Chartist lecturer

Chartist Ancestors 55 old bailey, london, mary ann walker, susanna inge

Mary Ann Walker was a Chartist lecturer who briefly became a media sensation. This is her story. In an era

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life stories women chartists 

Susanna Inge 1820 – 1902

Chartist Ancestors 55 old bailey, female chartists, london, susanna inge

Susanna Inge came to fame as secretary of the City of London Female Chartist Association, but this was just one

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chartist varieties and rivals 

Teetotal Chartism

Chartist Ancestors charles neesom, chartist circular, english chartist circular, female chartists, london, scotland

Looking for the Charter “at the bottom of a glass of water”? Chartism and alcohol enjoyed an uneasy relationship. The

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