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[01-Apr-2012] • Now accepting pre-orders for ‘Orator’ Hunt

John Belchem – ‘Orator’ Hunt, Henry Hunt and English Working Class Radicalism

In the early 19th century, Henry Hunt became one of the most stirring orators of English Radicalism. His speech following the “Peterloo” massacre cost him three years in prison and gave him a reputation for inciting the rabble to violence. This book, first published in 1985 by Clarendon Press, considers his place in the radical movement.
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