Chartism was a movement for democratic rights, started in London in 1838 with the publication of the 'People's Charter'. The Charter demanded the reform of parliament. At that time very few people ...
A short history on the influence of William Cuffay, a black tailor, and Irish Catholic workers in the Chartist movement and how the British ruling class used racism to divide an increasingly ...
In ITV's Victoria, the working-class movement Chartism rocks the country IN ITV’S Victoria, the working-class movement Chartism rocks the country by demanding political reform in the 17th century. We ...
On 21 May 1838 an estimated 150,000 people assembled on Glasgow Green for a mass demonstration. There they witnessed the launch of the People’s Charter, a list of demands for political reform. The ...
Moral Force Chartism led by William Lovett wanted to achieve reform through peaceful protest and presented petitions to Parliament. Physical Force Chartism led by Feargus O'Connor felt that only a ...
Thomas Carlyle was quite fond of the Chartists – until they opened their mouths. In an essay on Chartism published in 1839, the Sage of Chelsea harangued the political establishment and spoke up for ...
That’s by one George Tritch. Who, for what it’s worth, appears to have been a big cheese in Denver’s German emigrant community at the time. It’s indeed an interesting chart to point out, as Mr ...
Chartism was a movement for democratic rights, started in London in 1838 with the publication of the 'People's Charter'. The Charter demanded the reform of parliament. At that time very few people ...
Chartism, Thompson insisted, was a manifestation of Britain’s working class, a class forged in the social and economic conditions of emergent industrial capitalism. She tended to be critical of ...