These were mainly wealthy or middle class landowners. The Chartists were a group of people who felt strongly that this was unfair to the remaining 82 per cent of men. They set about trying to ...

In the 1839 Newport Rising, thousands of Chartists from the Gwent valleys marched on Newport in an attempt to free political prisoners as part of a national movement to win the vote for the ...

But our intelligence suggests that hundreds of thousands of Chartists will attempt to deliver their so-called "People's Charter" any day now. If this gathering were to... get out of hand.

In recent times, several around Brexit have been larger. However, we need to look back to the Chartists for a petition that remains the largest in British history. On April 10 1848, the Chartists ...

In ITV's Victoria, the working-class movement Chartism rocks the country IN ITV’S Victoria, the working-class movement Chartism rocks the country by demanding political reform in the 17th century.

Nearly 2,000 people carrying burning torches marched through Newport to honour the 185th anniversary of the Chartist uprising, a historic fight by working people demanding the right to vote ...

In October 2013, hundreds of people gathered on John Frost Square in Newport as workmen began demolishing one of its best known monuments, the Chartist mural. Located on a walkway near the square ...

The festival was first launched in 2018 and aims to commemorate and remember the Newport Chartist Rising in 1839. (Image: Newport Rising) For those unfamiliar with the history, the Newport Rising ...