Peterloo Memorial Campaign
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Proud to have campaigned for a respectful, informative and permanent Peterloo Memorial at the heart of Manchester http://peterloomassacre.org
Also at https://www.facebook.com/groups/335950663264/?mibextid=6NoCDW
Also at https://www.facebook.com/groups/335950663264/?mibextid=6NoCDW
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In early April 1820, what could have been a significant uprising occurred in the West Riding of Yorkshire, It was closely linked to unrest in the west of Scotland, particularly around Glasgow and the aftermath of the "Peterloo" trials. The unrest unfolded in several towns. 1/3
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 AM
In early April 1820, what could have been a significant uprising occurred in the West Riding of Yorkshire, It was closely linked to unrest in the west of Scotland, particularly around Glasgow and the aftermath of the "Peterloo" trials. The unrest unfolded in several towns. 1/3
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#OTD in 1819: The Seditious Meetings Act is passed. One of the 'Six Acts' passed to suppress radical movements in the wake of Peterloo.
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December 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
#OTD in 1819: The Seditious Meetings Act is passed. One of the 'Six Acts' passed to suppress radical movements in the wake of Peterloo.
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#History
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CW: maternal death
17 December 1819 Mary Heys died. Four months earlier, while pregnant, she had been trampled by cavalry at the Peterloo Massacre Manchester, resulting in severe bruising, daily fits, and ultimately her death giving birth prematurely.
17 December 1819 Mary Heys died. Four months earlier, while pregnant, she had been trampled by cavalry at the Peterloo Massacre Manchester, resulting in severe bruising, daily fits, and ultimately her death giving birth prematurely.
December 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
CW: maternal death
17 December 1819 Mary Heys died. Four months earlier, while pregnant, she had been trampled by cavalry at the Peterloo Massacre Manchester, resulting in severe bruising, daily fits, and ultimately her death giving birth prematurely.
17 December 1819 Mary Heys died. Four months earlier, while pregnant, she had been trampled by cavalry at the Peterloo Massacre Manchester, resulting in severe bruising, daily fits, and ultimately her death giving birth prematurely.
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#Chartism #BookSky #History
Forty-two inspirational, committed, tumultuous, stirring, eccentric, breathtaking, unwavering, astonishing, entertaining, hapless, tragic and reprehensible Chartist lives for a tenner…
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Forty-two inspirational, committed, tumultuous, stirring, eccentric, breathtaking, unwavering, astonishing, entertaining, hapless, tragic and reprehensible Chartist lives for a tenner…
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December 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
#Chartism #BookSky #History
Forty-two inspirational, committed, tumultuous, stirring, eccentric, breathtaking, unwavering, astonishing, entertaining, hapless, tragic and reprehensible Chartist lives for a tenner…
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Forty-two inspirational, committed, tumultuous, stirring, eccentric, breathtaking, unwavering, astonishing, entertaining, hapless, tragic and reprehensible Chartist lives for a tenner…
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At last, my online bookshop now accepting card payments- WOO HOO! Some cracking affordable Xmas pressies in their, accurate & praised visual histories of Paine, Peterloo, books riduculing superstition and conspiracy theories... and tons of cartoons to view for free.
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Bookshop - polyp.org.uk
Click on each cover to preview and buy. (Bank card or PayPal) Email me for enquiries re bulk order wholesale discounts for shops, groups, etc.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
At last, my online bookshop now accepting card payments- WOO HOO! Some cracking affordable Xmas pressies in their, accurate & praised visual histories of Paine, Peterloo, books riduculing superstition and conspiracy theories... and tons of cartoons to view for free.
polyp.org.uk/books/
polyp.org.uk/books/
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Most read in Transactions:
'The Preston Strike in Literature: Dickens, Gaskell and Bamford' by Robert Poole
Read it #OpenAccess online: bit.ly/DiGaBa 🔐
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'The Preston Strike in Literature: Dickens, Gaskell and Bamford' by Robert Poole
Read it #OpenAccess online: bit.ly/DiGaBa 🔐
@peterloomemorial.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Most read in Transactions:
'The Preston Strike in Literature: Dickens, Gaskell and Bamford' by Robert Poole
Read it #OpenAccess online: bit.ly/DiGaBa 🔐
@peterloomemorial.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social
'The Preston Strike in Literature: Dickens, Gaskell and Bamford' by Robert Poole
Read it #OpenAccess online: bit.ly/DiGaBa 🔐
@peterloomemorial.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social
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COUNCIL PETITION RE CLEANING THE PETERLOO MEMORIAL
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
Peterloo Memorial e-petition
YouTube video by Oliver Sykes Journalism
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October 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
COUNCIL PETITION RE CLEANING THE PETERLOO MEMORIAL
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
COUNCIL PETITION RE CLEANING THE PETERLOO MEMORIAL
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
Peterloo Memorial e-petition
YouTube video by Oliver Sykes Journalism
www.youtube.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
COUNCIL PETITION RE CLEANING THE PETERLOO MEMORIAL
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
We've loads of paper signatures but could do with more on the e-petition. Please sign now! (Ignore any glitch message; the link works, petition is live.)
democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
Polyp explains all:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mcE...
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Reminder! The next Freethought History Webinar, ft. Paul Fitzgerald aka Polyp on Thomas Paine, is happening on 9 Sep. Sign up now!
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Freethought History Webinar #4: Thomas Paine, the Freethinking Democratic Hero Cancelled from Popular History. With Paul Fitzgerald (9 September 2025) - The Freethinker
An invitation to the fourth in our Freethought History Webinar series.
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August 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Reminder! The next Freethought History Webinar, ft. Paul Fitzgerald aka Polyp on Thomas Paine, is happening on 9 Sep. Sign up now!
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E P Thompson signed the contract for the Making of the English Working Class in August 1959 and delivered it in August 1963. It remains in print. He was meant to deliver 60,000 words covering 1790-1921. In fact he wrote 100,000 words on the period 1790-1830s 👇
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E P Thompson & the Making of the English Working Class. Made in August
Cover of the 1963 hardback edition E P Thompson & the Making of the English Working Class. Made in August E P Thompson signed the contract for the Making of the English Working Class in August …
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August 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
E P Thompson signed the contract for the Making of the English Working Class in August 1959 and delivered it in August 1963. It remains in print. He was meant to deliver 60,000 words covering 1790-1921. In fact he wrote 100,000 words on the period 1790-1830s 👇
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If you came to the Peterloo commemoration on 16 August you may have signed a petition to the council asking to add an anti-mould treatment to the annual cleaning of the memorial.
There's an online version to sign at democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
More at www.facebook.com/groups/33595...
There's an online version to sign at democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
More at www.facebook.com/groups/33595...
August 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you came to the Peterloo commemoration on 16 August you may have signed a petition to the council asking to add an anti-mould treatment to the annual cleaning of the memorial.
There's an online version to sign at democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
More at www.facebook.com/groups/33595...
There's an online version to sign at democracy.manchester.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...
More at www.facebook.com/groups/33595...
Thanks to all those who joined us at the Peterloo Memorial today to remember those who were killed on St Peter's Field in 1819 during the campaign for democracy.
#Peterloo2025 #Peterloo
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August 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks to all those who joined us at the Peterloo Memorial today to remember those who were killed on St Peter's Field in 1819 during the campaign for democracy.
#Peterloo2025 #Peterloo
#Peterloo2025 #Peterloo
Today!
PETERLOO COMMEMORATION 2025
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
August 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Today!
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The #Peterloo massacre took place #OnThisDay 16 August 1819. How did the Chartists remember it?
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Peterloo and its place in the Chartist memory
So much is being written about Peterloo in this bicentenary year that I am reluctant to pitch in. But I think it is worth commenting on the ways in which memories of the 1819 massacre were co-opted…
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August 16, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The #Peterloo massacre took place #OnThisDay 16 August 1819. How did the Chartists remember it?
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#OtD 16 Aug 1819 the Peterloo massacre took place when British cavalry charge into a crowd of 60,000-80,000 working-class people demanding the right to vote. 15 were murdered and up to 700 injured, including many women. Learn more in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/2018/11/07/e...
August 16, 2025 at 5:55 AM
#OtD 16 Aug 1819 the Peterloo massacre took place when British cavalry charge into a crowd of 60,000-80,000 working-class people demanding the right to vote. 15 were murdered and up to 700 injured, including many women. Learn more in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/2018/11/07/e...
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The #Peterloo massacre took place in Manchester, #OnThisDay 16 August 1819. Our free resource pack offers a guide to sources in the archives.
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Sources for the Peterloo Massacre
The Society for the Study of Labour History has created a resource pack and guide to sources on the Peterloo massacre of 1819. Compiled by the Society’s Archives and Resources Committee, the …
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August 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The #Peterloo massacre took place in Manchester, #OnThisDay 16 August 1819. Our free resource pack offers a guide to sources in the archives.
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206th anniversary of Peterloo, Monday 16th August 1819, central Manchester. 60,000 protested for the vote. Local businessmen on horseback cut them down. The Magistrate who sent them in 👇
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The Magistrate who sent the Yeomanry in at Peterloo on 16th August 1819 went on to be a founder of the modern Tory Party
The Magistrate who gave the order to send the Yeomanry in at Peterloo in Manchester in August 1819 was William Hulton (1787-1864). In a review of books published to mark the 150th anniversary of Pe…
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August 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
206th anniversary of Peterloo, Monday 16th August 1819, central Manchester. 60,000 protested for the vote. Local businessmen on horseback cut them down. The Magistrate who sent them in 👇
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Manchester, August 16, 1819.
August 16, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Manchester, August 16, 1819.
And today, 2.10-2.50 this afternoon...
Also @thejohnrylands.bsky.social is running a Rare Reads drop-in session on Peterloo on Friday 15 August, 2.10-2.50pm in the Reading Room.
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Rare Reads: Peterloo | Events at The University of Manchester
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August 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
And today, 2.10-2.50 this afternoon...
Also tomorrow:
11am: Peterloo walk from Central Library www.newmanchesterwalks.com/event/26289/
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
August 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Also tomorrow:
One day to go!
PETERLOO COMMEMORATION 2025
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
Saturday 16 August, 1pm
We'll meet at the Peterloo Memorial in front of Manchester Central for the reading of the names of those who died in 1819.
Bring flowers if you can, especially if you've got some from a garden!
There are two other Peterloo events on 16 August:
August 15, 2025 at 11:38 AM
One day to go!
(They do mean 6 September 2025!)
Come and join us for Chartism Day 2025. All welcome; booking required.
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August 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
(They do mean 6 September 2025!)
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Also @thejohnrylands.bsky.social is running a Rare Reads drop-in session on Peterloo on Friday 15 August, 2.10-2.50pm in the Reading Room.
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
Rare Reads: Peterloo | Events at The University of Manchester
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August 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Also @thejohnrylands.bsky.social is running a Rare Reads drop-in session on Peterloo on Friday 15 August, 2.10-2.50pm in the Reading Room.
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
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11am: Peterloo walk from Central Library www.newmanchesterwalks.com/event/26289/
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
August 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
11am: Peterloo walk from Central Library www.newmanchesterwalks.com/event/26289/
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.
[1pm: Peterloo commemoration]
3pm (sold out) 8pm (available): Peterloo Rock Musical at 53Two www.ticketsource.co.uk/53two/e-jqlmlx
Our Peterloo Tapestry will be in the 53Two bar, with replica items from the movie.