Tag: Peterloo
Peterloo The English Uprising: The demonstration that turned into a massacre
Posted: September 7, 2019 at 10:23 pm / Books
It was four years after the Battle of Waterloo that a crowd gathered on St Peter’s Field in Manchester to hear speeches about democracy. Napoleon had been defeated and the country wanted a new beginning. Around England, demands were growing for people to have the ability to vote. Daily Express :: Books Feed
Peterloo film review: Visceral moments are lost in a ‘plodding and forgettable’ movie
Posted: November 2, 2018 at 10:19 am / Movies
PETERLOO is Mike Leigh’s valiant effort to tell the true story of the massacre of innocent Mancunians protesting for equal rights. Here’s what Express.co.uk thought of Peterloo. Daily Express :: Films Feed