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Books
The Chartists by Dorothy Thompson (Temple Smith, 1987)
1848 The British State and the Chartist Movement by John Saville (CUP, 1987)
Images of Chartism edited by Stephen Roberts and Dorothy Thompson (Merlin, 1998)
Radical Politicians and Poets in Early Victorian Britain. The Voices of Six Chartist Leaders by Stephen Roberts (Edwin Mellen, 1993)
Places to visit
People's History Museum in Manchester houses exhibitions that portray working class life over the last two centuries. Special collections include banners relating to various movements and archive material on movements from the Chartists through to New Labour.
The Chartist Cottage, Great Dodford, Worcestershire. Faithfully restored by the National Trust and managed by the Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, this cottage was part of the Chartist Land Plan project, the brainchild of Feargus O'Connor. The cottage is open by appointment only, for educational visits. Contact the museum on 01527 831886 or 883363 for further details.
About the author
Stephen Roberts is a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham. He is Head of History and Law at Hagley R.C. High School, Worcestershire. A Chartist scholar for many years, his most recent publication is Chartist Legacy, edited with Owen Ashton & Robert Fyson (Merlin 1999).
Published: 2002-05-01
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