Abstract
The Peterloo Massacre was more than just a Manchester event. The attendees, on whom Manchester industry depended, came from a large spread of the wider textile regions. The large demonstrations that followed in the autumn of 1819, protesting against the actions of the authorities, were pan-regional and national. The reaction to Peterloo established the massacre as firmly part of the radical canon of martyrdom in the story of popular protest for democracy. This article argues for the significance of Peterloo in fostering a sense of regional and northern identities in England. Demonstrators expressed an alternative patriotism to the anti-radical loyalism as defined by the authorities and other opponents of mass collective action.
Highlights
The Peterloo Massacre was more than just a Manchester event
In terms of its spatial context, the Peterloo Massacre is indelibly associated with the speci c place in which it occurred: St Peter’s Fields on the southern edge of the rapidly expanding centre of industrial Manchester
The police constables and the newspapers alleged that working-class districts around Oldham Street and New Cross in Manchester became no-go areas for anyone associated with the forces of law and order for well over a month a er Peterloo.[19]
Summary
The Peterloo Massacre was more than just a Manchester event. The attendees, on whom Manchester industry depended, came from a large spread of the wider textile regions.
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