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Daneka Norman Celebrating Democracy

The Bevan Foundation is pleased to announce Celebrating Democracy will be on October 15th 2009 at the Newport Centre. See event page for more details or visit our website www.bevanfoundation.org Hope to see you there Daneka Continue

Added by Daneka Norman on September 24, 2009 at 12:17pm — No Comments

Chartist Newport Chartist Calendar 2009-10

CHARTIST CELEBRATIONS 2009-10 + 170th Anniversary Year - South Wales Rising 1839 + Saturday April 18th Merthyr Tudful Chartist Festival Venue: Market Square Church, Merthyr Tudful 9.30am – 4.30pm Street Theatre (Chance Encounters Theatre) in Lower High Street Inside the Hall: Lecture - Joe England Merthyr Chartism 'Characters from the Chartist era' answering your questions Historians debating the ‘Chartist Story’ A multi-media show by UAct2 Theatre Company in 2 parts: Sounds like Ch… Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on March 18, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Ceri Shaw Remember, Remember The 4th of November!

Reproduced from Americymru

With voting taking place on the 4th in what may well turn out to be a historic election for America we thought it might not be inappropriate to recall a chapter from the struggle in Wales to establish universal suffrage which took place on that date in 1839. The following article is a review of a fascinating book, "The Man From The Alamo" by John Humphries. The book is, amongst other things, a

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Added by Ceri Shaw on January 14, 2009 at 2:55am — No Comments

Chartist Newport 1839-2008 Newport Chartist Rising | 6 Nov - Blackwood Chartist March

On Thursday 6 November 2008 a Chartist march was held in Blackwood to commemorate the 169th anniversary of the Newport Chartist Rising of 4 November 1839. March and Rally: Democracy and the Chartists … Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on November 8, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Chartist Newport 1839-2008 Newport Chartist Rising | Tues 4 Nov - Chartist Gig

1839-2008 Newport Chartist Rising | Tues 4 Nov - Chartist Gig CHARTIST GIG at the PEN & WIG 4 November WHO GETS YOUR VOTE?… Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on November 5, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Chartist Newport 1839-2008 Newport Chartist Rising | Tues 4 Nov - St Woolos Cathedral

1839-2008 Newport Chartist Rising | Tues 4 Nov - St Woolos Cathedral Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on November 5, 2008 at 8:30am — No Comments

Chartist Newport 1839-2008 Newport Chartist Rising | Sun 2 Nov - Chartist coach tour

1839-2008 Newport Chartist Rising | Sun 2 Nov - Coach tour "We have already mentioned that there was scarcely any town of importance in the manufacturing districts whose tranquility was not compromised by the chartists… Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on November 3, 2008 at 11:30am — No Comments

Chartist Newport 1839-2008 Newport Chartist Rising | Sat 1 Nov - Chartist Convention

1839-2008 Newport Chartist Rising THE NEWPORT CHARTIST CONVENTION | Sat 1 Nov 2008 A day event to celebrate the 169th Anniversary of the Newport Chartist Rising of 4 November 1839 | Programme details… Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on November 2, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Chartist Merthyr Walking Cyfarthfa 3: The signs in the new digital landscape

Which direction to Chartist Cave? In today's world in which GIS meets the Web, the new geoweb, we add a whole new layer of i… Continue

Added by Chartist Merthyr on October 24, 2008 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Chartist Merthyr Walking Cyfarthfa 2: Towards the "Cyfarthfa Heritage Landscape"

cyfarthfa_furnaces_penry_williams_detail_2b Reading the landscape: Towards the "Cyfarthfa Heritage Landscape"… Continue

Added by Chartist Merthyr on October 21, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Chartist Merthyr Walking Cyfarthfa 1: The landscape of the Cyfarthfa iron works

Cyfarthfa Iron Works THE LANDSCAPE OF THE CYFARTHFA IRON WORKS "Cyfartha Iron Works were founded in 1765, and by 1806 had become the largest in the world, thanks to its having been the first in the area to change to the production of bar iron and adopt… Continue

Added by Chartist Merthyr on October 17, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Chartist Merthyr Deference in Dowlais?

Deference in Dowlais? Lady Charlotte Guest and the Chartists | A Public Lecture by Professor Angela V. John | Merthyr Tydfil Central Library, 15 Oct 2008 | Organised by THE MERTHYR CHARTIST FORUM and the Dic Penderyn Society View video clip and read a summary of the lecture: Lecture summary | Deference in Dowlais? Lady Charlotte Guest and the Chartists The following summar… Continue

Added by Chartist Merthyr on October 16, 2008 at 3:00pm — 1 Comment

Chartist Cymru Public Lecture | THE MERTHYR CHARTIST FORUM | 15 Oct 2008

THE MERTHYR CHARTIST FORUM pesents The First Annual Chartist Lecture Deference in Dowlais? Lady Charlotte Guest and the Chartists A Public Lecture by Professor Angela V. John. Merthyr Tydfil Central Library, 15 Oct 2008. + Press release here + Wednesday 15 October, 7 PM, Merthyr Tydfil Central Library + Free entry - to boo… Continue

Added by Chartist Cymru on October 2, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Chartist Cymru THE NEWPORT CHARTIST CONVENTION | Sat 1 Nov 2008

A day event to celebrate the 169th Anniversary of the Newport Chartist Rising of 4 November 1839 + Free admission | BOOK your place by contacting Pat: tel 01633 677783 : e-mail pat.drewett[at]ntlworld.com + Venue: Morning assembly: 9.30 AM at Newport Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery | Main venue: 11.30 AM- 16.30 PM, St Mary's Institute, Stow Hill, Newport + PROGRAMME details… Continue

Added by Chartist Cymru on October 2, 2008 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Chartist Newport Mapping Chartism - Visualization tools

chartism_photos_tools_tag History becomes data - including geographical information, and there are some cool visualization tools out there for exploring photos & maps. Visualization tools | Photo, tags, map… Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on July 3, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Chartist Blaina The Nantyglo Round Towers - Landscapes of power

The Nantyglo Round Towers The Nantyglo Round Towers: built by the Crawshays as a fortification in the aftermath of the 1816 Tredegar-Merthyr disturbances, when iron workers marched from the Tredegar - Sirhowy iron works to Merthyr. We may also note C… Continue

Added by Chartist Blaina on June 25, 2008 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Chartist Newport The Six Points of the Charter, 1838 - 2008: Towards a Fixed Term for Parliament?

The Newport Chartist Mural | See large view From the archive | The Six Points of the Charter: Towards a Fixed Term for P… Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on June 25, 2008 at 9:30am — No Comments

Chartist Newport Blackwood - Chartist Bridge and statue

CHARTIST STATUE | Blackwood | Sculptor, Sebastien Boyesen | June 2008 NOTES | Blackwood - Chartist Bridge and statue * View slideshow "A STATUE hon… Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on June 22, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Chartist Newport Blackwood Chartists' surprise attack on the Westgate

Blackwood - Chartist Bridge and statue FROST AT THE WESTGATE | A new play by Vic Mills | June 18 - 21, 2008, Blackwood Little Theatre, Blackwood, South Wales | The next production at Blackwood Li… Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on June 21, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Chartist Newport Chartism - The Archive

CHARTIST TRIAL RECORDS | Newport Public Library Chartism - The Archive; or, Googling the Chartists | Event | Leslie James,… Continue

Added by Chartist Newport on June 12, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

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