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Three accounts of Peterloo by eyewitnesses Bishop Stanley, Lord Hylton, John Benjamin Smith This book, "Three accounts of Peterloo", by Francis Archibald Bruton, is a replication of a book originally published before 1921. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so... Read Full Overview

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The Peterloo Massacre occurred at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000-80,000 that had gathered to demand the reform of parliamentary representation. Shortly after the meeting began local magistrates called on the... Read Full Overview