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Thursday, July 24
A house on the Chartist estate: £2.5 million
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on Thu 24 Jul 2008 11:08 BST
I came ... more » Monday, July 21
William Lovett: autobiography of a Chartist
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on Mon 21 Jul 2008 19:19 BST
Importantly, William Lovett also wrote and published an autobiography. The Life and Struggles of ... more » Tuesday, July 8
Chartist Ancestors visitors top 40,000 in a year
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on Tue 08 Jul 2008 13:44 BST
Nearly 40,000 people have visited Chartist Ancestors over the past 12 months. Each visitor looked on average at just over two pages and spent around 2 minutes 20 seconds on the site before moving on elsewhere. I know this because last July I signed up to Google’s Analytics service. ... more » Sunday, July 6
A British Museum perspective on Chartism
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on Sun 06 Jul 2008 16:39 BST
Neil MacGregor, director ... more » |
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The Chartist land settlement at Heronsgate has come a long
way since the 1840s. Then it was a refuge for industrial workers seeking a
cottage of their own and two or three acres to farm. Now it is one of the most sought-after
of areas for London commuters.
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.
"We had to shut the main gates on Great Russell Street
to prevent more people from coming in. It was the first time we did that since
the Chartist riots of 1848 - although on that occasion the staff were actually
on the roof, armed with stones."