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Chartist newspapers go online
Among the papers that can now be viewed are the Charter, Chartist, Chartist Circular, ... Tracing your Chartist and trade union ancestors - the bookI have a book coming out in the autumn. Tracing Your Labour Movement Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians The book will be out ... Labour History Review focus on ChartismThe 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 ... Edward Truelove's Chartist bookshopEdward Truelove's bookshop in John Street must have been a familiar haunt for many London Chartists. If ever there were Chartist fundraising or social events in the capital, Truelove's shop was sure to be listed in the Northern Star as one of the principal outlets for ticket sales. In addition, ... Who framed Samuel Holberry?Untitled Document Samuel Holberry died in gaol, a Chartist martyr, his health broken by two years of imprisonment after he was found guilty of seditious conspiracy. But was he really planning an armed uprising that would seize control of Sheffield and spark insurrection across the north of England? Up to ... More Recent Articles |
Many of the most significant 
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. 