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Chartism
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Chartism was a working-class movement for political reform in the United Kingdom that lasted from 1838 to 1857 and was strongest in 1839, 1842 and 1848. It took its name from the People's Charter of 1
A photograph of the Great Chartist Meeting on Kennington Common, London, 1848
A photograph of the Great Chartist Meeting on Kennington Common, London, 1848
The meeting of the Birmingham Political Union on 16 May 1832, attended by 200,000
The meeting of the Birmingham Political Union on 16 May 1832, attended by 200,000
Chartists' riots
Chartists' riots
The national convention, meeting on Monday 4 February 1839, at the British Coffee House
The national convention, meeting on Monday 4 February 1839, at the British Coffee House
Universal manhood suffrage
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Universal manhood suffrage is a form of voting rights in which all adult male citizens within a political system are allowed to vote, regardless of income, property, religion, race, or any other quali
Chartism
…employed was to use the scale of support which these petitions and the accompanying mass meetings demonstrated to put pressure on politicians to concede universal manhood suffrage. Chartism thus relied on constitutional methods to secure its aims, though some became involved in insurrectionist activities, notably in South Wales…
The establishment of universal male suffrage in France in 1848 was an important milestone in the history of democracy.
The establishment of universal male suffrage in France in 1848 was an important milestone in the history of democracy.