Thursday, December 20
A Chartist Christmas to one and all
by
mark
on Thu 20 Dec 2007 15:42 GMT
“This is Christmas-day, but no holiday for me,” declared the Chartist leader Feargus O’Connor in his 1845 Christmas message “to ... more »
Thursday, December 13
Lottery grant aid for WCML
by
mark
on Thu 13 Dec 2007 19:45 GMT
Congratulations to the Working Class Movement Library , which has been awarded £313,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund over the ... more »
Sunday, December 9
Chartist land plan - 3,900 names
by
mark
on Sun 09 Dec 2007 11:54 GMT
The names of some 3,900 Chartist sympathisers from
Lancashire have now been added to Chartist Ancestors. This completes a project ... more »
Sunday, December 2
500 Chartists from Lancashire
by
mark
on Sun 02 Dec 2007 14:12 GMT
Nearly 500 more Chartists from the Lancashire towns of Colne
and Oldham have been added to the site.
The names ... more »
Friday, November 30
A day off for the Chartists
by
mark
on Fri 30 Nov 2007 15:42 GMT
Should we have a new bank holiday to commemorate the Chartists who took up arms in Newport in 1839? Paul Flynn...
more »
Tuesday, November 27
2,500 Chartists from Lancashire
by
mark
on Tue 27 Nov 2007 12:21 GMT
2,500 Lancashire subscribers to the Chartist
land plan have now been added to Chartist Ancestors. ... more »
Tuesday, November 20
1,399 Chartist children named
by
mark
on Tue 20 Nov 2007 11:28 GMT
Chartists would often name their children after their
radical heroes. For many family historians, the sudden arrival in the clan ... more »
Sunday, November 11
History books and DVDs for Christmas
by
mark
on Sun 11 Nov 2007 10:22 GMT
Some great history books and DVDs are being launched between
now and Christmas. I’ve had a look through Amazon’s future ... more »
Tuesday, November 6
Chartist descendents in Newport
by
mark
on Tue 06 Nov 2007 11:04 GMT
The descendents of the Newport Chartists who marched on the
town back in 1839 in an attempt to spark a ... more »
Saturday, November 3
Guardian archive a Chartism goldmine
by
mark
on Sat 03 Nov 2007 14:47 GMT
The launch of The Guardian newspaper’s historic online
archive today offers anyone looking for ancestors in the Chartist movement
fresh ... more »
Tuesday, October 30
Commemorate the march on Newport
by
mark
on Tue 30 Oct 2007 12:36 GMT
Friday, October 26
Get a Chartist calendar for 2008
by
mark
on Fri 26 Oct 2007 14:22 BST
There are two new additions to Chartist Ancestors today. First, there
is a page on the People's
Charter Union , ... more »
Monday, October 15
Chartism? Never heard of it
by
mark
on Mon 15 Oct 2007 15:04 BST
If you are reading this, then you probably have at least some interest in Chartism. But to what extent does ... more »
Thursday, October 11
Chartism: make mine a pint
by
mark
on Thu 11 Oct 2007 15:18 BST
A Hertfordshire pub named after the nearby Chartist land settlement of Heronsgate (or O'Connorville, as it was renamed in Feargus's ... more »
Tuesday, October 2
More full-text Chartist resources
by
mark
on Tue 02 Oct 2007 11:02 BST
In ... more »
Thursday, September 27
Gerald Massey - 100 years on
by
mark
on Thu 27 Sep 2007 13:18 BST
Gerald Massey lived a fascinating life, as a poet and Shakespeare scholar, developer of evolutionary theory and, of course, Chartist.... more »
Tuesday, September 25
Chartist weekend on 3 and 4 November 2007
by
mark
on Tue 25 Sep 2007 10:42 BST
The weekend of 3 and 4 November sees a series of events in and around Newport to mark the anniversary ... more »
Tuesday, September 11
Chartist lives and Chartist histories
by
mark
on Tue 11 Sep 2007 11:06 BST
Richard Brown, whose book Chartism (Cambridge University Press, 1998) more »
Tuesday, September 4
Chartism's forgotten petition
by
mark
on Tue 04 Sep 2007 15:58 BST
Did you know that there were not three but four great Chartist petitions, and that the one that has been ... more »
Friday, August 31
History books for Autumn 2007
by
mark
on Fri 31 Aug 2007 14:26 BST
Looking for something history-related to read this autumn? The mytimemachine bookshop has the editor's choice of new books and the ... more »
Monday, August 27
Sixty-one more Scottish Chartists named
by
mark
on Mon 27 Aug 2007 17:21 BST
In January 1842, the Chartist movement in Scotland refused to endorse the wording of the second petition, work on which ... more »
Thursday, August 2
Row over Newport Chartist mural goes to Downing Street
by
mark
on Thu 02 Aug 2007 13:56 BST
A mural created nearly 30 years ago in the centre of Newport more »
Tuesday, July 31
Teetotal Chartism - not quite the full measure?
by
mark
on Tue 31 Jul 2007 16:57 BST
The Chartist movement originated in a London tavern, and countless local branches held their meetings in public houses. Yet there ... more »
Monday, July 30
A picture of Ernest Jones
by
mark
on Mon 30 Jul 2007 14:30 BST
After 1848, he came ... more »
Wednesday, July 25
Life of Thomas Slinsgby Duncombe
by
mark
on Wed 25 Jul 2007 13:07 BST
Thomas
Slingsby Duncombe was an unlikely ally of the Chartist cause. With a well-publicised
reputation as a lover of the ... more »
Tuesday, July 24
Important changes to Chartist Ancestors
by
mark
on Tue 24 Jul 2007 14:23 BST
If you are a regular visitor to Chartist Ancestors, you will have noticed that the site has been redesigned.
At ... more »
MEET THE EDITORChartist 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.
Amazon.co.uk Widgets
Lottery grant aid for WCML
has been a boon to a generation of history students, has ... 
Ernest Jones is among the most important individuals to have emerged from the Chartist movement.