EPISODE · Sep 14, 2026 · 14 MIN
The Peterloo Massacre: What Really Happened at St. Peter’s Field
from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily
On 16 August 1819 a crowd of roughly sixty‑thousand men and women turned from a call for parliamentary reform into tragedy when the Manchester Yeomanry opened fire at St. Peter’s Field. In this episode we trace the event, examine contemporary accounts, the state response with the Six Acts, and how Peterloo has been remembered and mythologised. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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