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Chartist Collection

Background imageChartist Collection: A Chartist party, 1843

A Chartist party, 1843
Chartists attempte to force their giant charter through parliament. 1843

Background imageChartist Collection: Newport Riot

Newport Riot
At Newport, Monmouthshire, Chartist rioters from nearby mines, led by John Frost, fire on the magistrates at the Westgate hotel but are dispersed by the military

Background imageChartist Collection: Chartism Cartoon

Chartism Cartoon
NOT SO VERY UNREASONABLE... The Working Man presents his charter to Lord John Russell

Background imageChartist Collection: Chartist Convention

Chartist Convention
Chartist convention at John Street, Fitzroy Square, London

Background imageChartist Collection: Cartoons, The Great Chartist Demonstration

Cartoons, The Great Chartist Demonstration -- No. IX, The Beginning and the End. 1848

Background imageChartist Collection: Chartist Procession

Chartist Procession
The Chartist demonstration : the procession at Blackfriars Bridge, London

Background imageChartist Collection: Chartist Housing Estate

Chartist Housing Estate
The Chartist estate at Snigs End, Gloucestershire, one of several built by Feargus O Connor for workers. Sadly, the promised Paradise is a disastrous failure

Background imageChartist Collection: Chartist petition procession

Chartist petition procession
A print of the chartists procession of 1842 taking the great national petition of 3, 317, 702 signatures to the House of Commons

Background imageChartist Collection: Cartoon, A Great Demonstration

Cartoon, A Great Demonstration -- satirical comment on the Chartist movement, depicting a Chartist leader backing down immediately when a magistrate tells him that his proposed demonstration will not

Background imageChartist Collection: Westgate Hotel and Mayors House, Newport, Wales

Westgate Hotel and Mayors House, Newport, Wales
Westgate Hotel and Mayors House. Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, after the Chartist Riot of 4 November 1839. 1839

Background imageChartist Collection: Chartist settlement - Cottage at Snigs End

Chartist settlement - Cottage at Snigs End
Front view of a cottage at Snigs End in Gloucestershire, one of a number of Chartist settlements in Britain founded by Feargus O Connor. 1850

Background imageChartist Collection: GEORGE JACOB HOLYOAKE

GEORGE JACOB HOLYOAKE English reformer. A Chartist, and Owenite and a turned rationalist. Imprisoned on blasphemy charge in 1842. Date: 1817 - 1906

Background imageChartist Collection: Cartoon, A Physical Force Chartist Arming for the Fight

Cartoon, A Physical Force Chartist Arming for the Fight. Satirical comment on Chartism. Date: 1848

Background imageChartist Collection: Welsh Chartist Martyrs -- Jones, Frost and Williams

Welsh Chartist Martyrs -- Jones, Frost and Williams
Welsh Chartist Martyrs, prosecuted for their involvement in the Newport Rising of 3-4 November 1839 -- William Jones (1809-1873), John Frost (1784-1877) and Zephaniah Williams (1795-1874). circa 1839

Background imageChartist Collection: Thomas Cooper, Chartist

Thomas Cooper, Chartist
THOMAS COOPER English radical politician, Chartist leader. Date: 1805 - 1892

Background imageChartist Collection: Peter Murray McDonall

Peter Murray McDonall
PETER MURRAY MCDONALL Chartist leader and Irish patriot Date: circa 1830s

Background imageChartist Collection: Ebenezer Elliott

Ebenezer Elliott
EBENEZER ELLIOTT English poet, know as the Corn-Law Rhymer through his involvement in the Chartist Movement Date: 1781 - 1849

Background imageChartist Collection: John Frost (Read)

John Frost (Read)
JOHN FROST Social reformer, leading Chartist, convicted of treason and exiled to Tasmania 1840 - 1854 Date: 1784 - 1877

Background imageChartist Collection: Ernest Charles Jones

Ernest Charles Jones
ERNEST CHARLES JONES Political reformer and poet; leader of the Chartist movement (1845) Date: 1819 - 1869

Background imageChartist Collection: John Frost / Chartist

John Frost / Chartist
JOHN FROST English reformer, leading member of the Chartist Movement, convicted of high treason and exiled to Tasmania from 1840 until 1854 Date: 1784 - 1877

Background imageChartist Collection: James Watson

James Watson
JAMES WATSON radical publisher and Chartist supporter Date: 1799 - 1874

Background imageChartist Collection: Richard Moore

Richard Moore
RICHARD MOORE Radical statesman, Chartist leader Date: 1810 - 1878

Background imageChartist Collection: Chartist Unrest / 1842

Chartist Unrest / 1842
Albion House, Shelton, home of William Parker, the county magistrate of Staffordshire, is left in ruins, burnt down by rioters

Background imageChartist Collection: Lovett / William / Chartist

Lovett / William / Chartist
WILLIAM LOVETT English Chartist leader

Background imageChartist Collection: Sir Charles James Napier

Sir Charles James Napier
SIR CHARLES JAMES NAPIER friend of Byron, suppressed Chartist riots, in India commanded Sind conquest

Background imageChartist Collection: Chartist Arming Cartoon

Chartist Arming Cartoon
A physical force Chartist arming for the fight

Background imageChartist Collection: Distribution of Staves

Distribution of Staves
The Great Chartist Demonstration: Distribution of the Staves Special constables prepare for trouble by handing out truncheons

Background imageChartist Collection: Henry Hetherington

Henry Hetherington
HENRY Chartist & radical publisher

Background imageChartist Collection: Feargus O connor / Anon

Feargus O connor / Anon
FEARGUS O CONNOR Irish Chartist leader

Background imageChartist Collection: Police Protection

Police Protection
The Chartist scare : police wait in strength in Bonners Fields, London - but the expected violence doesn t materialise

Background imageChartist Collection: Chartist Meeting

Chartist Meeting
The Chartist demonstration : the meeting on Kennington Common, London


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