More than 1,000 poems appeared in the pages of the Northern Star, the principal Chartist newspaper, from its launch in 1838 to closure in 1852. This body of work, possibly constituting the most widely read collection of poetry in the Victorian era, is now examined in a new book, titled ... more»
If ever I am asked to recommend a single book about Chartism and the Chartists, I suggest Malcolm Chase's Chartism: A New History.
Published in 2007, it is the first significant overview of the Chartist movement to be published in many years, and is in addition both eminently helpful ... more»
It has been claimed that between 1854 and 1916, “not a single book of permanent value on the history of Chartism had been published in England”.
This is certainly going too far: the autobiographies and memoirs published by Thomas Cooper (1872), George Jacob Holyoake (1892) and W E Adams (1903) ... more»
William Lovett occupies a pivotal place in the history of Chartism.
He drafted the People’s Charter, was secretary to the London Working Men’s
Association, and subsequently served as secretary to the first Chartist
Convention of 1839.
Importantly, William Lovett also wrote and published an
autobiography. The Life and
Struggles of ... more»
Stephen Roberts’ new book on Thomas Cooper and Arthur O’Neill is being launched at the Birmingham & Midland Institute in Birmingham city centre on Saturday 13 September.
The book, titled The Chartist Prisoners, focuses on the lifelong friendship between Cooper and O’Neill formed when they shared a cell in Stafford ... more»
Amazon is currently having a sale, so if you're looking for something to read now – or to put aside for your summer holidays, it's worth checking out their cut-price history books.
More and more resources are becoming available online for
those who want to study Chartism or find out more about their family’s history
in the Chartist movement.
Google Books and other services are increasingly providing
free access to the full text of important but now out-of-copyright books
written by and ... more»
A new biography of Feargus O'Connor, written by Dr Paul Pickering (left), is due for publication later this spring. O'Connor was probably the single most significant figure in Chartism for more than a decade, and was the only person ever elected to Parliament specifically on a Chartist ticket.
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