At St Peter’s Field, Manchester, Lancashire, England on August 16th, 1819, ten to twenty people were killed and around six hundred and fifty injured in consequence of a radical reform campaign. The meeting was called by a group called The Manchester Patriotic Union. The reasoning for this call was to demand reforms to parliamentary representation across England to give a voice to the working class. The key speaker was Henry Hunt, a well-known radical orator.

Katrina Furr
ENGL 3650
COVE Assignment 1