Picture No | 10067044 |
Date | 16 August 1819 |
Description | Peterloo Massacre 1819 |
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Yeomanry charge into a crowd of 60,000, gathered in St Peter's Fields, Manchester, to hear speeches supporting parliamentary reform. Eleven are killed and 400 injured.
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Source | Illustration by Atkins in 'Disturbances at Manchester', a contemporary publication |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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