Writing the Peterloo Massacre

2019 marks the two hundredth anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester, when a peaceful crowd, assembled in favour of political reform, was mown down by armed yeomanry. Around 18 people were killed, and many hundreds injured. We will look at a range of written responses produced in the aftermath of Peterloo, including extracts from memoirs, journalism, satire, songs, and poetry - and not forgetting what is probably the most famous piece of 'Peterloo literature': Percy Shelley’s The Masque of Anarchy.

Tutor: Fiona Milne BA MSc

• Term: Autumn
• Day: Saturday
• Start Date: 02 November 2019
• Time: 10am-4.30pm
• No. of weeks: 1
• Full fee: £40

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