Chartism was a movement for democratic rights, started in London in 1838 with the publication of the 'People's Charter'. The Charter demanded the reform of parliament. At that time very few people ...

A short history on the influence of William Cuffay, a black tailor, and Irish Catholic workers in the Chartist movement and how the British ruling class used racism to divide an increasingly ...

As you note (In praise of…, 1 September), Newport was the scene, 175 years ago this autumn, of the Chartists’ attempted insurrection in pursuit of a democratic society. Recent research, contrary to ...

Around this time eight years ago, one Welsh city was in the midst one of its biggest ever controversies. In October 2013, hundreds of people gathered on John Frost Square in Newport as workmen began ...

If you believed the corporate media, you might think that the greatest threats to parliamentary democracy in a country like Britain have come from Kaiser Wilhelm’s armies in World War I or — today — ...

Victoria season three airs every Sunday on ITV at 9pm. Series three picks up in 1848, a difficult time in Victorian history in the UK and abroad. One of the pressing issues facing Britain was the ...

A short history of the attempted armed uprising of Chartists at Seven Dials in London, which was foiled by police. Submitted by Steven. on August 16, 2017 1848 was the year of revolutions across ...

A VOICE from 160 years ago gave South Wales primary school pupils an insight into why people are allowed to visit the polling booths today. A VOICE from 160 years ago gave South Wales primary school ...

The social historian Malcolm Chase, who has died aged 63 after suffering from a brain tumour, explored the world of working-class people in 19th-century Britain and their radical movements. In this he ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...