London Chartist convention 1851
Thirty delegates assembled at the Parthenium Rooms, St Martin’s Lane, London, on 31 March 1851 for what was to prove
Read moreThirty delegates assembled at the Parthenium Rooms, St Martin’s Lane, London, on 31 March 1851 for what was to prove
Read moreMore than 100 Chartists were transported to Australia. Here we name them. In the eight decades during which Britain used
Read moreOn 10 April 1848, thousands of Chartists assembled on Kennington Common in south London preparing to march on Parliament to
Read moreThe 1848 Chartist Convention of 1848 was called to prepare the presentation of the third great national petition calling for
Read moreThe Trafalgar Square riots of March 1848 were the first signs of a wave of radical unrest that swept London
Read moreThe page recounts how some London Chartists tried to organise an armed rebellion – known as the Orange Tree conspiracy
Read moreMary Ann Walker was a Chartist lecturer who briefly became a media sensation. This is her story. In an era
Read moreSusanna Inge came to fame as secretary of the City of London Female Chartist Association, but this was just one
Read moreLooking for the Charter “at the bottom of a glass of water”? Chartism and alcohol enjoyed an uneasy relationship. The
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