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Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform in Britain, c1780-1928
Created by
maya
⟶ Updated 9 Feb 2018 ⟶
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Events
Outbreak of the French Revolution
Tom Paine's "The Rights of Man - part 1" is published
Royal proclamation issued against seditious writings Founding of the London Corresponding Society (LCS) by Thomas Hardy
France declares war on Britain
Trial of the leaders of the LCS
Treason Act and Seditious Meetings Act
First Hampden Club founded in London by John Cartwright
End of Napoleonic War
Spa Fields riot
Pentridge (Pentrich) Rising The "Gagging Acts"
Mass meeting at St Peter's Fields Manchester, Peterloo Massacre The Six Acts
1832 Reform Act
Poor Law Amendment Act
Lovett and Place draft the Six Points of the People's Charter Revival of the Birmingham Political Union
People's Charter formally issued September: Mass meeting at Kersal Moor Formation of O'Connor's Great Northen Union
Charist National Convention convened First Chartist petition presented to parliment Newport Rising
National Charter Association established
Formation of Complete Sufferage Union Second Chartist petition presented to parliment Plug Plot Riots
O'Connor establishes the Chartist Land Plan
Estates purchased for Chartist settlements Repeal of the Corn Laws leads to a reduction in food prices
Third Chartist petition presented to parliment Government investigation of the Chartist Land Plan leads to the winding up of the organisation
Periods
Economic Depression