Tag: Waterloo

Georgian, 19th Century history, Electoral Reform, Legal history, Social history

The Inquest into the death of John Lees

Our blog series to mark the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre continues today with Dr Katie Carpenter‘s third piece, which considers the inquest into the death of a young man following the infamous event at St. Peter’s Field in August 1819. Katie’s previous pieces and others in this series can be found here. There was never an official parliamentary inquiry into the Peterloo Massacre, that dark day on 16 August 1819 when … Continue reading The Inquest into the death of John Lees

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Victorian Commons, 19th Century history, Military history, Victorian

MPs and Waterloo

To mark today’s anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Dr Philip Salmon, Editor of the Victorian Commons, explores the impact of the battle’s veterans on the House of Commons… As we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, much of the focus inevitably centres on the duke of Wellington’s achievements as a military commander and saviour of the nation. His other extraordinary career, … Continue reading MPs and Waterloo

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