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Working-class history / Peterloo in its historical perspective, part 2

As a result of the industrial revolution, a new class, the urban proletariat, was emerging onto the political and social scene in 1819.

22 Dec 2019 , Lalkar
Working-class history / Peterloo in its historical perspective, part 1

What was the background to the massacre of workers that took place in St Peter’s Field two centuries ago?

21 Sep 2019 , Lalkar
Books / Charles Dickens, champion of the poor

The first novelist to put working-class people at the heart of story.

1 Jun 2012 , Proletarian

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