1819 - The Peterloo Massacre
In Manchester, yeomanry are ordered to clear a crowd gathered to hear speeches supporting parliamentary reform. Eleven people die, about 400 are injured
Picture No
10067050
Media ID
47237176
Size
3093px x 4079px
(2.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Engraving by H.M.Paget in Cassell's History of England'
Date
16 August 1819
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1819 Clear Eleven Hear Massacre Ordered Parliamentary Peterloo Reform Speeches Supporting Yeomanry
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