Tag: Peterloo 1819

“Rebooting democracy”: Northern Soul attends the Peterloo Anniversary Weekend

Posted by Helen Carter | Dec 9, 2024 | Archives

“Let’s reboot democracy,” the man on the microphone says, to a loud roar of cheers from the crowd. It’s the second day of the Peterloo bicentenary commemorations at what was St Peter’s Field in central Manchester. The site is...

Beyond the history: Peterloo exhibitions in Manchester

Posted by Steve Slack | Nov 14, 2024 | Archives

This summer Manchester will mark the anniversary of a public pro-democracy demonstration on August 16, 1819, and its now infamous and bloody response from the authorities. In the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo (1815), such...

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Tag: Peterloo 1819

“Rebooting democracy”: Northern Soul attends the Peterloo Anniversary Weekend

Beyond the history: Peterloo exhibitions in Manchester

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