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| Picture No | 10067050 |
| Date | 16 August 1819 |
| Description | 1819 - The Peterloo Massacre |
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In Manchester, yeomanry are ordered to clear a crowd gathered to hear speeches supporting parliamentary reform. Eleven people die, about 400 are injured.
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| Source | Engraving by H.M.Paget in Cassell's 'History of England' |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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