In 1839, the Chartist leader John Frost was selected to be the prospective Chartist candidate for the next general election in Stroud. Then, in May, 5,000 people met on Selsley Common at a Chartist ...

The demonstration proved to be a damp squib, which petered out in pelting rain. Early in the morning, groups of Chartists gathered in Russell Square, Finsbury Square, Clerkenwell Green and Whitechapel ...

The next instalment in Peter Bere’s exploration of Monmouthshire through the ages. This week’s image features the Chartists Trial, Shire Hall, Monmouth,1839. It is a sepia image of the Chartists Trial ...