Chartism

British political movement

6 dated entries naming Chartism, drawn from 6 separate years between 1794 CE and 1855 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century

1794July 18 – Feargus O'Connor, Irish political radical, Chartist leader (d. 1855)source

19th century

1838The People's Charter is drawn up in the United Kingdom, demanding universal suffrage.source
1839November 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.source
1842April–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.source
1848April 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.source
1855August 30 – Feargus O'Connor, British political radical, Chartist leader (b. 1794)source

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