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Aug 15, 2019 · Photograph of Peterloo Massacre veterans uncovered. 16 August 2019 marks the bicentenary of the notorious Peterloo Massacre in Manchester. On 16 August 1819, approximately 50,000-60,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Field to peacefully demand parliamentary reform at a time when fewer than two percent of the British population had the vote.
Jun 4, 2019 · Starting with the photo Michael uncovers a fascinating tale of family history, local politics and the national story. 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 · Living descendants of Peterloo survivors who sat for a rare photograph 65 years after the massacre have recreated the remarkable picture of their ancestors. To mark the bicentenary of Peterloo, Manchester Metropolitan University historian and genealogist Michala Hulme traced the living relatives of a ‘Peterloo Veterans’ photo, taken in September 1884.
Aug 15, 2019 · Descendants of Peterloo survivors have spoken of their pride after research by an academic revealed their ancestors took part in the protest. Historian Michala Hulme traced families from a photo ...
Among them was a photograph from 1884 showing a group of eleven Peterloo veterans from Failsworth. In 1819, young men and women, they had marched with Sam Bamford’s Middleton contingent to St Peters Fields, carrying a banner which they saved from the troops, and now proudly displayed for the camera 65 years on.
Aug 1, 2024 · The Peterloo Massacre is a major event in Manchester’s history, and a defining moment for Britain’s democracy. A moment when ordinary people stepped up to protest in a way that has made its mark in history and with a legacy that lives on to today. Dr Shirin Hirsch is a historian based jointly at People’s History Museum and Manchester ...
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Peterloo Massacre. 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. After the end of the Napoleonic Wars ...
