​Remembering Peterloo – free talks at Bury Archives

Press release -

​Remembering Peterloo – free talks at Bury Archives

Bury Archives Service are hosting talks in July and August in the run up to the 200th anniversary of the infamous Peterloo massacre.

Tuesday 23 July at 1pm – Dr Alison Morgan presents “Ballads and Songs of Peterloo” based on her unique collection of more than 70 poems and ballads which highlight the outrage, grief, defiance and resolution felt by labouring-class people in the immediate aftermath of the Peterloo Massacre.

Tuesday 6 August at 1pm - Polyp and Eva Schlunke present “Peterloo: Witnesses to a Massacre”, told 'verbatim' through the voices of those who were there.

Both events feature a one-hour talk followed by a book-signing.

Places are limited to 25 people. For more information and to book your free ticket, go to https://www.bury.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=14801

ENDS

Press release issued:

Related links

Topics

Categories

Regions

Find us on: Facebook.com/burycouncil, Flickr.com/buryphotos. @burycouncil and bury.gov.uk

Contacts

Enter your email address to follow Bury Council

When you choose to create a user account and follow a newsroom your personal data will be used by us and the owner of the newsroom, for you to receive news and updates according to your subscription settings.

To learn more about this, please read our Privacy Policy, which applies to our use of your personal data, and our Privacy Policy for Contacts, which applies to the use of your personal data by the owner of the newsroom you follow.

Please note that our Terms of Use apply to all use of our services.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or deleting your account.
Check your inbox

Email sent to __email__. Click the link there to follow Bury Council.

Okay