Events
Great Reform ActTransportation of the Tolpuddle MartyrsPoor law amendment act passedFormation of Working Men's associations
and Radical associations beginFormation of London Working Men's associationFormation of East London Democratic AssociationGlasgow Cotton Spinner's StrikeRefounding of Birmingham Political UnionNorthern Star begins to appearGreat Northern Union formed at LeedsPeople's Charter and 1st National Petition PublishedNorthern Political Union formed at NewcastleGreat meeting at Kersal Moor, ManchesterGeneral Convention of the Industrious Classes meets in LondonAnti-Corn Law League establishedConvention moves to BirminghamBull Ring Riots in BirminghamConvention returns to LondonCommons reject first National PetitionConvention DissolvedProposed 'Sacred Month' (general strike) abandonedNewport Rising and subsequent arrestsPlans for insurrection in Bradford and SheffieldTrials of arrested ChartistsNational Charter Association set upNAUKPPSIPGeneral Election heldPeel Takes OfficeComplete Suffrage Union conference in BirminghamChartist Convention meets in LondonCommons reject second National PetitionGreat Strike in Northern industrial districts, with Chartist involvementArrest of Chartist leadersChartist representatives meet Complete Suffrage Union in BirminghamTrial of Feargus O'Connor and 58 others at LancasterChartist convention in Birmingham endorses Land PlanChartist Land Co-operative Society formedSociety of Fraternal Democrats foundedCorn Laws repealed'Ten Hours' Factory Act passesWhigs win General ElectionO'Connor victorious at Nottingham2nd Revolution in FranceChartist Convention meets in LondonKennington Common mass meeting on 10th AprilCommons reject 3rd Chartist PetitionNational Assembly meetsChartist demonstrations and arrestsG.J. Harney and London Democrats win control of Chartist ExecutiveBill to dissolve Land CompanyHarney buys Northern StarChartist Convention in ManchesterFeargus O'Connor declared insaneLast National Chartist Convention
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