Chartism was a movement for democratic rights, started in London in 1838 with the publication of the 'People's Charter'. The Charter demanded the reform of parliament. At that time very few people ...

In 1848 the British establishment watched in horror as revolution swept across Europe. In London, Chartist leaders delivered a petition to Parliament asserting the rights of ordinary people. Dangerous ...

A short history on the influence of William Cuffay, a black tailor, and Irish Catholic workers in the Chartist movement and how the British ruling class used racism to divide an increasingly ...

If you believed the corporate media, you might think that the greatest threats to parliamentary democracy in a country like Britain have come from Kaiser Wilhelm’s armies in World War I or — today — ...

In ITV's Victoria, the working-class movement Chartism rocks the country IN ITV’S Victoria, the working-class movement Chartism rocks the country by demanding political reform in the 17th century. We ...

Victoria season three airs every Sunday on ITV at 9pm. Series three picks up in 1848, a difficult time in Victorian history in the UK and abroad. One of the pressing issues facing Britain was the ...

A VOICE from 160 years ago gave South Wales primary school pupils an insight into why people are allowed to visit the polling booths today. A VOICE from 160 years ago gave South Wales primary school ...

Around this time eight years ago, one Welsh city was in the midst one of its biggest ever controversies. In October 2013, hundreds of people gathered on John Frost Square in Newport as workmen began ...