The Peterloo Massacre by The Estate of Joyce Marlow (English) Paperback Book

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***The subject of the new major film by Mike Leigh***Unity of the oppressed can make a difference in politically uncertain times A peaceful protest turned tragedy; In this definitive account Joyce Marlow tells the stories of the real people involved and brings to life the atrocity the government attempted to cover up.

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The defining historical account of the Peterloo Massacre***The subject of the new major film by Mike Leigh***Unity of the oppressed can make a difference in politically uncertain timesA peaceful protest turned tragedy; this is the true story of the working class fight for the vote.On August 16 1819, in St Peter's Field, Manchester, a large non-violent gathering demanding parliamentary reform turned into a massacre, leaving many dead and hundreds more injured.This catastrophic event was one of the key moments of the age, a political awakening of the working class, and eventually led to ordinary people gaining suffrage. In this definitive account Joyce Marlow tells the stories of the real people involved and brings to life the atrocity the government attempted to cover up.The Peterloo Massacre is soon to be the subject of a major film directed by Mike Leigh.

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The events at St Peter's Field, Manchester, on August the 16th 1819, in which a gathering in demand of parliamentary reform resulted in a massacre and subsequent cover up, are reflected on here by Joyce Marlow (editor of Suffragettes: The Right To Vote For Women. A film on the subject directed by Mike Leigh is also set for release in 2018.

Author Biography

Joyce Marlow was born and raised in Manchester in the 1930s. Soon after the Second World War she became an actress and later a full-time writer. A life-long Labour supporter and feminist, she edited anthologies such as The Virago Book of Women and the Great War, as well as Suffragettes- The Right to Vote for Women. She was also the winner of the Romantic Novelists' Best Historical Novel Award. Married with two sons, she lived in the High Peak District in Derbyshire.

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'One of our nation's defining moments' -- Stuart Maconie

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The defining historical account of the Peterloo Massacre

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'One of our nation's defining moments'

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"One of our nation's defining moments." --Stuart Maconie

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Details ISBN1785038648 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1785038648 ISBN-13 9781785038648 Media Book Publication Date 2018-05-31 Publisher Ebury Publishing Pages 288 Imprint Ebury Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 942.733073 Format Paperback Language English UK Release Date 2018-05-31 AU Release Date 2018-05-31 NZ Release Date 2018-05-31 Author The Estate of Joyce Marlow Alternative 9781473556898 Audience General We've got this

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