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A new biography of Feargus O'Connor, written by Dr Paul Pickering (left), is due for publication later this spring. O'Connor was probably the single most significant figure in Chartism for more than a decade, and was the only person ever elected to Parliament specifically on a Chartist ticket.

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Friday, February 22

A radical cause after Chartism

by mark on Fri 22 Feb 2008 16:26 GMT

The disappearance of Chartism as a mass movement and bitter internal battles over the future of the movement dispersed Chartists in all sorts of directions. But the continuing interest of some in international politics provided several opportunities for ad hoc radical activities.

I have now added a page to Chartist ... more »

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Sunday, February 17

George Julian Harney, 1817-97

by mark on Sun 17 Feb 2008 01:00 GMT

George Julian Harney was born in Deptford on 17 February 1817. Though still a young man when the Charter was ... more »

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Sunday, February 10

The missing Ashton Chartists

by mark on Sun 10 Feb 2008 10:13 GMT

Ashton under Lyne must have been a pretty wild place in the 1840s. What had been a small weaving hamlet ... more »

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