Who was to Blame for the Peterloo Massacre?
Title: Who was to Blame for the Peterloo Massacre?
Category: /History/European History
Details: Words: 993 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Who was to Blame for the Peterloo Massacre?
Category: /History/European History
Details: Words: 993 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Peterloo massacre occurred after the war with France ended in 1815. Though the war may have been finished, the worst was yet to come. Life became difficult as unemployment was elevating and bread was very expensive. Child and women slavery was at its peak and in the summer of 1819, there was bloodshed.
On August 16 1819, 60,000 men, women, and children assembled in St. Peter's Fields in Manchester to hear the famous speaker Henry 'Orator' Hunt criticise the
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There are different reasons for evidence being biased - factors like the author's associations, background and beliefs may change their accounts in many different ways. Although primary evidence is generally more realistic and fair than secondary, the author may have been linked directly to either a victim or a soldier and this would therefore change their views. It is also important to look at all the evidence available before making a judgement or a decision.