The Guardian view on Peterloo, 200 years on: a defining moment
We are what we remember. The massacre of men, women and a child at St Peter’s Field in Manchester, 200 years ago on Friday, had a seismic impact and has reverberated ever since. Around 60,000 people – half the local population on some counts – had gathered for a peaceful, orderly and legal rally; …
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