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 The Great Chartist Meeting on Kennington Common, London in 1848. |
Chartism was a Victorian era working class movement for political reform in Britain between 1838 and 1848. It takes its name from the People's Charter of 1838. Chartism was the first mass working class labour movement in the world. "Chartism" is the umbrella name for numerous poorly-coordinated local groups, often named "Working Men's Association," articulating grievances in many cities from 1837. Its peak activity came in 1839, 1842 and 1848. It began among skilled artisans in small shops, such as shoemakers, printers, and tailors. The movement was more aggressive in areas with many distressed handloom workers, such as in Lancashire and the Midlands. It began as a petition movement which tried to mobilize "moral force", but soon attracted men who advocated strikes, General strikes and physical violence, such as Feargus O'Connor and known as "physical force" chartists. One faction issued the "People's Charter" in 1838 and it was widely adopted by the movement. The People's Charter called for six basic reforms to make the political system more democratic:
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| The-six-points from Chartist ancestors The-six-points from Chartist ancestors www.chartists.net/The-six-points.htm - Web |
| Chartist Ancestors Chartist Ancestors www.chartists.net - Web |
| British Library page including an image of the ori... British Library page including an image of the original charter www.bl.uk/.../159peoplescharter.html - Web |
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| Punch Series on "Great Chartist Demonstrations" Punch Series on "Great Chartist Demonstrations" john-leech-archive.org.uk/keyword/chartist-movement.htm - Web |
| Spartacus index on Chartism Spartacus index on Chartism www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/chartism.htm - Web |
| Victorian Web - The Chartists Victorian Web - The Chartists www.victorianweb.org/history/hist3.html - Web |
| Ursula Stange: Annotated Bibliography on Chartism Ursula Stange: Annotated Bibliography on Chartism chartism.com/index.html - Web |
| Illustrated London News, April 15, 1848 Illustrated London News, April 15, 1848 www.bham.ac.uk/1848/document/april10.htm - Web |
| Left-wing atmosphere article about the Chartist ar... Left-wing atmosphere article about the Chartist armed uprising in Newport in 1839 pubs.socialistreviewindex.org.uk/sr235/knight.htm - Web |
| How the police foiled a planned armed Chartist upr... How the police foiled a planned armed Chartist uprising, 1848 www.mytimemachine.co.uk/chartistrising.htm - Web |
