{"slug": "chartism", "label": "Chartism", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartism", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193974", "qid": "Q193974", "description": "British political movement", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [1794, 1855], "span_label": ["1794 CE", "1855 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "parliament-of-the-united-kingdom", "label": "Parliament of the United Kingdom", "shared": 2}], "items": [{"year": 1794, "year_label": "1794 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "July 18", "text": "July 18 – Feargus O'Connor, Irish political radical, Chartist leader (d. 1855)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362801189#Births", "title": "1794", "revid": 1362801189, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1838, "year_label": "1838 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The People's Charter is drawn up in the United Kingdom, demanding universal suffrage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360381946#April–June", "title": "1838", "revid": 1360381946, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1839, "year_label": "1839 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 4", "text": "November 4 – Newport Rising: Between 5,000 and 10,000 Chartist sympathisers march on Newport, Monmouthshire, to liberate Chartist prisoners; around 22 are killed when troops fire on the crowd. This is the last large-scale armed civil rebellion against authority in mainland Britain and sees the most deaths.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360384794#October–December", "title": "1839", "revid": 1360384794, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1842, "year_label": "1842 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "April", "text": "April–September – 1842 general strike spreads across England's industrial districts, driven by Chartism. Includes the Preston Strike and Pottery Riots. Protestors are killed by the military in several places.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365455258#April–June", "title": "1842", "revid": 1365455258, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1848, "year_label": "1848 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "April 10", "text": "April 10 – A Chartist 'Monster Rally' is held in Kennington Park London, headed by Feargus O'Connor. A petition demanding the franchise is presented to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370038858#April–June", "title": "1848", "revid": 1370038858, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1855, "year_label": "1855 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 30", "text": "August 30 – Feargus O'Connor, British political radical, Chartist leader (b. 1794)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358982600#July–December", "title": "1855", "revid": 1358982600, "section": "Deaths › July–December"}}]}