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... Market, 1812) The early 1800s saw uprisings by many sections of the poor classes - naval mutinies, revolts by agricultural workers, etc - and inevitably the rise of Trade Unionism and the Chartists. CHARTIST ANTHEM dates from the 1840s. A People's Charter was drawn up In 1837 demanding more of a say for the masses of workers now slaving in factories and living in hovels. This Charter, which ...

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