Peterloo massacre
A look under the bonnet: why our fascination with the Regency era endures
Whether it’s the new Persuasion adaptation or the counterfactuals of Bridgerton and, er, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, we just can’t seem to shake Jane Austen’s world of dances and drawing rooms
Charlotte Higgins
02, Jul, 2022 @10:55 AM
It’s a pity not everyone can access the memorial to a struggle for equality
The stone mound to the Peterloo massacre invites people to step up to say their piece, but overlooks wheelchair users
Rowan Moore
11, Jul, 2021 @6:00 AM
Malcolm Chase obituary
Social historian who was a leading authority on the Chartists
Simon Hall and Rohan McWilliam
23, Mar, 2020 @2:58 PM
Abuses of power and of Brexit statistics | Letter
Letter: If the prime minister prorogues parliament, the Peterloo Memorial will be a memorial for 2019 too, writes Susan Treagus
Letters
27, Aug, 2019 @5:09 PM
The perfect place to remember Peterloo | Letter
Letter: There is an ideal space in Manchester that should become Peterloo Square, writes Harriet Monkhouse
Letters
23, Aug, 2019 @3:38 PM
We must never forget Peterloo | Letters
Letters: Readers suggest ways to commemorate the Peterloo massacre on its 200th anniversary
Letters
20, Aug, 2019 @4:18 PM
Brexit threatens our democracy – can the spirit of Peterloo help us through? | Mike Leigh
The deceit that led to the referendum result is a historic betrayal, says film director Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh
20, Aug, 2019 @5:00 AM
Peterloo massacre bicentenary revives reformist spirit of 1819
Manchester crowds hear why march that ended in 18 deaths still has relevance in modern Britain
Josh Halliday North of England correspondent
16, Aug, 2019 @4:28 PM
Peterloo’s impact on the Pankhursts | Letter
Letter: June Purvis elaborates on how the Manchester massacre had a profound influence on the activists
Letters
16, Aug, 2019 @3:23 PM
'My ancestor founded the Guardian. Its work has never been so vital'
On the 200th anniversary of Peterloo, we speak to Sue Stennett, the great-great-great-granddaughter of John Edward Taylor
Sue Stennett, as told to Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill
16, Aug, 2019 @12:00 PM
Would the Peterloo marchers be satisfied with today's Britain?
200 years ago, a crowd of people seeking political change became victims of a massacre. Are their issues now our issues?
Helen Pidd North of England editor
16, Aug, 2019 @5:00 AM
Manchester gets ready for noisy tribute to the dead of Peterloo
3,000 people to join in ‘giant karaoke and autocue’ in memory of 1819 massacre
Josh Halliday North of England correspondent
16, Aug, 2019 @5:00 AM
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