Peterloo 200th anniversary TODAY: What happened and how accurate is Mike Leigh's movie? Peterloo200 Peterloo
Nevertheless, the Peterloo Massacre led to the founding of the Manchester Guardian and eventually saw Parliament pass the Great Reform Act in 1832.
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