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Aug 15, 2019 · It is believed to be the only surviving photograph of protestors who were at Peterloo but it has remained relatively unknown until recently. A copy was discovered by Mancunian historian and broadcaster Michael Wood in a collection of old local history books that belonged to his father.
The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, Lancashire, England, on Monday 16 August 1819. Eighteen people died and 400–700 were injured when cavalry charged into a crowd of around 60,000 people who had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation.
Oct 12, 2020 · Around three years ago, a 135-year old photograph (pictured below) was sent to Dr Michala Hulme, showing 11 survivors of Manchester’s 1819 Peterloo Massacre (hence known as the ‘Peterloo Veterans’). Men and women make up the group, all of them aged in their 70s and 80s when the photograph was taken.
Eleven people who witnessed the 1819 Peterloo Massacre were photographed together 65 years later. Descendants of Peterloo survivors have spoken of their pride after research by an academic...
Jun 4, 2019 · Join Michael as discusses the search for Peterloo Descendants, drawing on Michala Hulme’s research into a photograph of the Failsworth Veterans of Peterloo, in which 11 men and women are pictured together.
Aug 15, 2019 · Eleven people who witnessed the 1819 Peterloo Massacre were photographed together 65 years later. Descendants of Peterloo survivors have spoken of their pride after research by an academic...
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Aug 16, 2019 · Peterloo. Today, 16 August 2019, marks the two hundredth anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre – a major event in British history in which dozens of peaceful protesters were killed and hundreds injured when Yeomanry cavalry charged into them as they rallied for parliamentary reform.
