TRIAL OF HENRY HUNT AND OTHERS The Peterloo Massacre

Author: Kitchener (Caitlin) Ed. by:
Year: 2020
Publisher: Mango Books
Edition Details: 1st Edn.
Book Condition: New/New
ISBN: 9781911273981
Price: £20.00
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Hardback. Notable British Trials Series No. 89. SIGNED, NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION (to 50). Red cloth/gilt lettering in dw. The Peterloo Massacre is an important moment in the democratic and political history of Britain. It has received academic attention that has cemented it into the narrative of the fight for popular suffrage. But until now, although some legal historians have considered it, the trial of those arrested at Peterloo tends not to receive the same coverage: this omission is a kind of secondary injustice against the five men who were convicted of conducting a ‘seditious’ meeting. This is a publication which marks the bicentenary of the trial and enables us to revisit the events of Peterloo through witnesses’ testimony, showcasing the tensions that existed between reformers and authorities. It supplements our understanding of Peterloo and serves as a commemoration of reformers’ efforts to win the right to vote. With Frontis., Appendix and Index. 343pp. 8vo. h/back. With tipped-in b/plate SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, Numbered, Limited Edn. New in dw. A fairly heavy book which may require additional postage if shipped overseas.

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