View Article  Labour History Review focus on Chartism

The latest issue of the Labour History Review is given over entirely to a series of articles on Chartism, and is well worth getting hold of if you can.

Some of the best known academics in the field of Chartist studies (some of whom appear elsewhere on Chartist Ancestors) have ...   more »

View Article  Who framed Samuel Holberry?
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Samuel Holberry died in gaol, a Chartist martyr, his health broken by two years of imprisonment after he was found guilty of seditious conspiracy. But was he really planning an armed uprising that would seize control of Sheffield and spark insurrection across the north of England?

Up to ...   more »

View Article  Who Do You Think You Are?

The current issue of the BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? family history magazine has two excellent articles on Chartism and the Chartists.

The first, by Dr Malcolm Chase, reader in labour history at the University of Leeds and author of, among many other things, Chartism: A New History...   more »

View Article  Strawberry fields for Chartists

Great Dodford was the fifth and final land colony to be settled by Chartist members of the National Land Company.

But it was also the settlement with the longest record of success. Despite a difficult start, descendants of the original tenants were still making a good living as late as ...   more »

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Hello and welcome to chartists.net news. My name is Mark Crail, and I set up Chartist Ancestors back in 2003. I have been building it up ever since with the help of many very kind individuals who have provided both information and advice. This blog aims to highlight new additions to the site and developments in the wider world of Chartist studies. I hope you find it and the main site both informative and enjoyable.

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