Blanketeers
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The Blanketeers or Blanket March was a demonstration organised in Manchester in March 1817. The intention was for the participants, who were mainly Lancashire weavers, to march to London and petition
William Benbow (pictured in Punch in 1848) announced the march at a public meeting.
Sir Thomas Lawrence Robert Banks Jenkinson , 2nd Earl of Liverpool RCIN 404930 Royal Collection
Peterloo Massacre
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The Peterloo Massacre took place at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on Monday 16 August 1819. Eighteen people were killed and 400–700 were injured when the cavalry of the Yeomen charged into a
A print published on 27 August 1819 depicting Hunt's arrest by the constables
Caricature by George Cruikshank depicting the charge upon the rally
Notice "to the inhabitants of the Hundred of Salford", published by the magistrates the day after the massacre
Blue plaque commemorating Peterloo not mentioning any violence (erected 1972)