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Jan 20, 2021 · Two hundred years ago, on Monday 16 August 1819, a peaceful gathering in Manchester escalated into an indiscriminate slaughter of innocent civilians. How did this event, known as the ‘Peterloo Massacre’, spin so quickly and wildly out of control? Rotten Boroughs and Political Corruption.
In the space of 20 minutes, over 600 people had been injured and as many as 20 people, including women and children, were killed at close quarters. Following a violent arrest, Henry Hunt was tried, convicted of seditious conspiracy and sent to prison for two years.
Aug 16, 2022 · On 16 August 1819, thousands of people gathered in Manchester to take part in a peaceful protest to ask Parliament for a fairer political system and more voting rights. But the day ended in...
Jan 4, 2018 · What happened at St Peter’s Field would become known as the Peterloo Massacre – a name coined by a local journalist named James Wroe in punning reference to the Battle of Waterloo four years...
May 21, 2018 · Peterloo Massacre (August 16, 1819) Violent suppression of a political protest in Manchester, nw England. A large crowd, demonstrating for reform of Parliament, was dispersed by soldiers. Eleven people were killed and 500 injured.
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.
On 16 August 1819 over 50,000 people gathered at St Peter's Field in Manchester to protest the right to vote, by the end of the day what became known as the Peterloo Massacre, would lead to the...
