The Peterloo Massacre Walk - The Drama & The Reality. 10.30am Saturday 17 August 2024
Jonathan Schofield
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Jonathan Schofield
Award-winning writer, guide and public speaker. University of Manchester Medal of Honour, 2021, for 'services to the city'.
Two hundred and five years ago an event in Manchester defined the British struggle for democracy. In August 1819 came a day that coined a phrase and stirred a nation. This tour takes in the key locations associated with a peaceful meeting in central Manchester that ended in death and mayhem.?Expect powerful words, poetry and contemporary context.
'If you want Peterloo explained with verve, wit and real knowledge then this the easily the best tour around,' Marple Historical Society. Meet outside Manchester Art Gallery, Mosley Street, City centre, M2 3JL.