On a fine August day in 1819, several groups of reformers from various Lancastrian indusTrial towns marched towards St Peter\'s Field, Manchester, to petition for parliamentary reform and suffrage.
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Many in the crowded meeting space eagerly awaited the arrival of the famous political orator, Henry Hunt, who had travelled north to chair this meeting of 60,000 people.
It was a colourful display of solidarity, with those gathered proudly holding aloft banners proclaiming their political message.
On a fine August day in 1819, several groups of reformers from various Lancastrian indusTrial towns marched towards St Peter\'s Field, Manchester, to petition for parliamentary reform and suffrage