Essays Tagged: "Peterloo Massacre"

Outline the causes of Discontent experienced by the population in the 19th Century?

There was a number of public protest meetings held, The Spa Field Meeting in London (1816) and The Peterloo Massacre in Manchester (1819) are a couple of the well known demonstrations, these were mea ... s starting to get worried that they were spreading Revolutionary ideas. Samuel Bamford attended The Peterloo Massacre and he witness the violent attack from the government " On the cavalry drawing up ...

(8 pages) 36 0 5.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

Who was to Blame for the Peterloo Massacre?

The Peterloo massacre occurred after the war with France ended in 1815. Though the war may have been fin ... logans similar to 'Votes for All'. Unfortunately this day ended in torment, and became known as the Peterloo Massacre because Britain, who had previously been proud of her victory against France at th ... n source A, a picture painted by George Cruikshank portrays a contemporary cartoonist's view of the Peterloo Massacre. The picture shows a mob of fat, pig-like, soldiers trampling over the poor, strug ...

(4 pages) 24 0 5.0 Jun/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Poetic form and language in 'The Pains of Sleep' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

political sympathies unconsciously within his dreams and, although Coleridge was not present at the Peterloo Massacre (St Peter's Fields, Manchester) for example, it is possible he feels complicit by ...

(5 pages) 5437 0 1.0 Jun/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry