Manchester

Manchester is the location in which the story of Mary Barton. takes place. It takes place in the years 1839-1842. During this period, the middle class stuggled while the working class thrived. Things of course went sour when the middle class decided to form their union to combat the factory owners until they get what they want. It was indeed something epic. It was around this time that that the factory owners reduce the wages of the employees, thus leading to them to revolting against them for what they did.

Gaskell, Elizabeth Mary Barton edited Jennifer Foster. 1848, Broadview Literary Texts. 

Manchester

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.480759300000
Longitude: -2.242630500000

Timeline of Events Associated with Manchester

Date Event Manage
8 Aug 1842

Manchester strike

Depiction of Chartist UprisingManchester strikes began on 8 August 1842. Following the rejection of the second petition, the Chartists sought to join forces with striking workers in the industrial region around Manchester, who were protesting a reduction in wages, but once again government forces moved quickly to suppress the ensuing riots. Image: Engraving depicting a Chartist riot from 1886 book True Stories of the Reign of Queen Victoria by Cornelius Brown. This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.

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Chris R. Vanden Bossche, "On Chartism"

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