A short history on the influence of William Cuffay, a black tailor, and Irish Catholic workers in the Chartist movement and how the British ruling class used racism to divide an increasingly ...

In 1848 the British establishment watched in horror as revolution swept across Europe. In London, Chartist leaders delivered a petition to Parliament asserting the rights of ordinary people. Dangerous ...

Chartism was a movement for democratic rights, started in London in 1838 with the publication of the 'People's Charter'. The Charter demanded the reform of parliament. At that time very few people ...

An article by Past Tense on the first attempted general strike called by the Chartist movement for August 1839. It also compares the ideas of the strikes main proponent, William Benbow with other ...

The following is the first of two-part article. The second part will be posted November 5. On November 4, 1839, several thousand Chartists, carrying arms, marched into Newport, Wales. They surrounded ...

The editors of a tiny 165-year-old pamphlet, believed to be the world’s only surviving copy of a Chartist hymn book, have been identified. Dr Mike Sanders, from The University of Manchester, says the ...

A tiny 165-year-old pamphlet, stored in a box at a Yorkshire public library, has been identified by a University of Manchester academic as the only surviving copy of a Chartist hymn book. Dr Mike ...

It’s 1848 and Queen Victoria is pregnant with her 6 th child, but her burgeoning belly is the least of her worries. Revolution abroad and unrest at home, coupled with new houseguests, and a ...

BLACKWOOD High Street will be transformed into a merry spectacle when the Chartist Fair comes to town. BLACKWOOD High Street will be transformed into a merry spectacle when the Chartist Fair comes to ...

This is the second part of a two-part article. The first part was posted on November 4. There had been talk of a “sacred month,” effectively a general strike, throughout August 1839. There was some ...