One of the deadliest and most infamous occurrences in British history, the 1819 Peterloo Massacre began as a peaceful pro-democracy assembly in Manchester's St Peter's Field. In the tragedy, British police charged into a throng of over 60,000 people demanding political reforms and protesting rising poverty.
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One of the deadliest and most infamous occurrences in British history, the 1819 Peterloo Massacre began as a peaceful pro-democracy assembly in Manchester's St Peter's Field. In the tragedy, British police charged into a throng of over 60,000 people demanding political reforms and protesting rising poverty.
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