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Many of the most significant Chartist newspapers have now become available online to the public thanks to a British Library initiative to digitise and publish more than 2 million pages of material from 19th century newspapers.

Among the papers that can now be viewed are the Charter, Chartist, Chartist Circular, ... more »

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Friday, June 12

Tracing your Chartist and trade union ancestors - the book

by mark on Fri 12 Jun 2009 11:08 BST

I have a book coming out in the autumn. Tracing Your Labour Movement Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians is aimed at anyone wanting to look into the trade union and labour aspects of their family history, and also has a big chunk on Chartism.

The book will be out ... more »

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Labour History Review focus on Chartism

by mark on Fri 12 Jun 2009 10:00 BST

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 »

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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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