Peterloo: Voices, Sabres and Silence

Graham Phythian

ISBN 10: 0750967498 / ISBN 13: 9780750967495

Published by The History Press 20/08/2018, 2018

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Title: Peterloo: Voices, Sabres and Silence

Publisher: The History Press 20/08/2018

Publication Date: 2018

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

On 16 August 1819 on St Peter s Field, Manchester, a peaceful demonstration of some 60,000 workers and reformers was brutally dispersed by sabrewielding cavalry, resulting in at least fifteen dead and over 600 injured. Within days the slaughter was named Peter-loo , as an ironic reference to the battleground of Waterloo.

Now the subject of a major film, this highly detailed yet readable narrative, based almost entirely on eyewitness reports and contemporary documents, brings the events of that terrible day vividly to life.

In a world in which the legitimacy of facts is in constant jeopardy from media and authoritarian bias, the lessons to be learned from the bloodshed and the tyrannical aftermath are as pertinent today as they were 200 years ago. Film director Mike Leigh has defined Peterloo as the event that becomes more relevant with every new episode of our crazy times .

About the Author:

GRAHAM PHYTHIAN is a retired teacher who has a great interest in local history. He has written a local history column for the South Manchester Reporter and is a regular contributor to Soccer History magazine. He is the author of eight books on regional and sport history, including and Manchester at War (2014) and Blitz Britain: Manchester & Salford (2015), both published by The History Press. He lives in Chorlton.