St Peter's Field

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Event: Peterloo

Date: 16th August 1819

Key individuals: 

Henry Hunt

What was it?

·     Working class gathered at St Peter’s Field in Manchester to protest against the Corn Laws and listen to Henry Hunts address, he was after universal suffrage and equal representation 
·     Magistrates didn’t like the gathering and feared it may turn violent so authorised the king’s cavalry to charge at the crowd of 60,000-80,000 people demanding parliamentary reform 
·     15 people were killed 
·     600 people were injured
·     This event, the Blanketeers and the Spa Field Riots encouraged the workers to stand up, encourage a national feeling of revolution and unrest

An excellent watch,
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Peterloo-DVD/dp/B07JLMBD65/ref=sr_1_1?s=instant-video&ie=UTF8&qid=1546100634&sr=8-1&keywords=peterloo

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