{"id":24738,"date":"2023-05-21T07:25:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T05:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historyextra.com\/?p=231728"},"modified":"2023-05-21T09:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T07:11:37","slug":"chartism-everything-you-wanted-to-know","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbchistory\/rss_feed\/chartism-everything-you-wanted-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Chartism: everything you wanted to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joan Allen answers listener questions on the working-class mass campaign for political reform <\/p>

By Spencer Mizen\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 21 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The first half of the 19th century witnessed the rise of an extraordinary working-class campaign for political reform: Chartism. What made this movement so remarkable was its size and sophistication \u2013 and the level of anxiety it provoked among the British establishment. But who were the Chartists? Why was the authorities\u2019 reaction to them so draconian? And did they actually achieve any of their aims? Speaking with Spencer Mizen, Joan Allen answers your top questions about Chartism.<\/p>\n\n

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