Peterloo, 1819 |
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achieved action added alarm appeared armed arrest assembled attack believed Birmingham Boroughreeve boroughs Britain brought caused cavalry Cobbett Commons constables convict Corn Laws cotton cotton-weavers crowd danger demands dispersed dozen earnings election employers factories fears forces French government's growing numbers Hampden Clubs Henry Hunt Home Office Home Secretary House Huddersfield Hussars hustings increased industrial towns intent Jacobins joined Lancashire less lived London Lord Liverpool Lord Sidmouth Luddism Luddites machine-breakers magis maintain the Peace majority Manchester magistrates Manchester Observer Manchester Yeomanry manufacturing massacre medieval meeting ment mill-owners mills Napoleon's newspapers Note Nottinghamshire organised Paine's ideas Pentridge Revolution Peter's field Peterloo petition poor prevent Radical activities Radical leaders Reform of Parliament reports revolutionary rioting sedition Sir Francis Burdett societies speakers spies spinners taxes threatened tion trade trates trial troops unemployment unrepresented village violence vote wages weavers well-to-do Whigs workers