The Story of Peterloo
On 16th August 1819 around 60,000 people gathered at St. Peter’s Fields, Manchester, to rally for parliamentary reform. Shortly after the meeting began, a troop of Hussars and local yeomanry rode into the crowd, wielding clubs, swords and sabres, leaving 18 dead and more than 700 severely injured. In the following years, the Peterloo Massacre was the subject of several trials and inquiries. It now counts as one of the most significant events in the history of the British labour movement. Francis Archibald Bruton’s account of the day’s events, published for its centenary and based on a detailed examination of contemporary accounts, is both dispassionate and moving.(Introduction by Phil Benson)
Genre(s): *Non-fiction, History
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | 01 - Front matter | Phil Benson |
00:01:49 |
Play 02 | 02 - The site | Phil Benson |
00:03:31 |
Play 03 | 03 - Authorities on the details of Peterloo | Phil Benson |
00:06:22 |
Play 04 | 04 - The unrest that followed the Napoleonic wars | Phil Benson |
00:17:49 |
Play 05 | 05 - The story of Peterloo | Phil Benson |
00:07:40 |
Play 06 | 06 - The processions from the outlying districts | Phil Benson |
00:22:55 |
Play 07 | 07 - The charge of the Manchester Yeomanry | Phil Benson |
00:12:42 |
Play 08 | 08 - The Manchester Yeomanry in difficulty | Phil Benson |
00:07:28 |
Play 09 | 09 - The fateful decision | Phil Benson |
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