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Feargus O’Connor was never happier in life than when at the centre of a controversy. In death, the Chartist movement’s greatest leader remained also its most disputed figure, blamed by earlier generations of historians for his bluster but now at least partially rehabilitated and admired once more.

Today marks the 153rd ... more »

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Friday, August 1

Chartism and an Ashton under Lyne print business

by mark on Fri 01 Aug 2008 11:42 BST

The culture of Chartism was inextricably tied up with the development of popular print. Many leading Chartists were long-time opponents of stamp duty taxes on newspapers, and the movement spawned some remarkably successful publishing businesses.

The Manchester Chartist Abel Heywood graduated from running a penny library to printing Chartist tracts ... more »

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