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4 Cards in this Set
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Spa Fields |
1816. Spencean aims for public to own all land. Henry Hunt speaker but J Watson instead coaxed men to storm Tower of London,4hours of rioting. Habeas Corpus suspended 2 years. J Watson and Thistlewood acquitted to high treason |
Speakers? Storming? Suspended? |
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Blanketeers |
1817. 4000 gathered at St. Peter's Field, Manchester (handloom weavers). Oliver the Spy tipped off,encounter of yeomanry 1man killed. Petition with 500ppl set out,1 made it. |
Petition. Deaths/marchers |
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Pentrich Rising |
1817, led by Jeremiah Brandrith,300 stockiners and iron workers marched to Nottingham castle armed,aimed to form provisional gov(illiterate ppl didn't understand). Oliver the spy tipped off. 30 transported,45 high treason |
Gov? Transported/treason. Spy |
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Peterloo |
1819, mass meeting Henry Hunt. 50,000 St Peter's Field,Manchester. Cut down by yeomanry, 11 died, 400+ wounded women and children. Disagreement in gov: Fitzwilliam dismissed for disagreeing. Hay promoted to Rochdale for agreeing. |
Number of people? Speaker? Gov response? |
