Publisher's Synopsis
A collection of poems written to commemorate the events of the 16th August 1819 in the city centre of Manchester that have come to be known as the Peterloo massacre. Common people from the town and from the outlying districts walked into Manchester to an open space called St Peters Field. Here they were intent on peacefully protesting against the injustices of their life. They worked long, hard hours for very little wages and had no representation in parliament. The justices of the peace panicked and sent in armed cavalry who mercilessly attacked the peaceful protestors causing death and injury to young, old, men, women and children alike. Over the years, Mancunians have looked back and seen the importance of the event in the democratic life of the nation.
