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1 giorno fa · The campaign for the ‘People’s Charter’, a democratic movement which thrived in the decade after 1838, was probably the most important mass movement in British history. Chartism captivated contemporaries and has had a magnetic attraction for historians, generating over 100 books and articles in the last decade alone.
17 ore fa · In 1838, Chartists issued the People's Charter demanding manhood suffrage, equal sized election districts, voting by ballots, payment of MPs (so poor men could serve), annual Parliaments, and abolition of property requirements. Elites saw the movement as pathological, so the Chartists were unable to force serious constitutional debate.
3 giorni fa · In 1838, Chartists issued the People's Charter demanding manhood suffrage, equal-sized election districts, voting by ballots, payment of Members of Parliament (so that poor men could serve), annual Parliaments, and abolition of property requirements. The ruling class saw the movement as dangerous.
17 ore fa · Born out of the People's Charter of 1838, which demanded more political rights for ordinary citizens, Chartism called for many features of elections we still have in 2024 — namely secret ballots ...
5 giorni fa · Book: Rethinking the Age of Reform: Britain 1780-1850. edited by: Arthur Burns, Joanna Innes. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2003, ISBN: 521823943X; 359pp.; Price: £45.00. Reviewer: Dr Helen Rogers. Liverpool John Moores University. Citation: Dr Helen Rogers, review of Rethinking the Age of Reform: Britain 1780-1850, (review no. 403)
3 giorni fa · 01-11-1838. German Lutherans ... Board to control Indigenous people’s ... Australian Women’s Charter Conference in 1943 ...
2 giorni fa · In early January 1838, the president proclaimed neutrality in the Canadian independence issue, a declaration which Congress endorsed by passing a neutrality law designed to discourage the participation of American citizens in foreign conflicts. Patriot War of 1837–1838
