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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mapping Chartism - Visualization tools

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