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Peterloo Massacre & Romanticism - ENGL 4360: Popular Culture

Music

WEGROWBEARDS - Peterloo Lyrics

Art

The Art Newspaper - 21/8/18
Jeremy Deller to unveil plans for Manchester's Peterloo Massacre memorial in October

Peterloo massacre image used as political satire of today.

The man in the image is Jacob Rees-Mogg.

Watch this interesting video on him if you want to go down this rabbit hole and understand why his face would be used: Guardian Video

Social Media

Wikipedia

Peterloo
While this won't be your last stop, it can be a stop on your brainstorming path.

Fiction

Dr. Who
One of the darkest days in Manchester's history is about to unfold...
The Peterloo Weaver
She had come from St Peter’s Field after the Manchester Yeomanry had viciously broken up a peaceful political meeting. The incident came to be known as Peterloo but the girl remembered nothing of it, not even her given name.

An Untitled Lady by Nicky Penttila
Publication Date: 2015-05-04
Shocking family news forces Madeline Wetherby to abandon her plans to marry an earl and settle for upstart Manchester merchant Nash Quinn. When she discovers that her birth father is one of the weavers her husband is putting out of work--and a radical leader--Maddie must decide which family she truly desires, the man of her heart or the people of her blood.

Comics: Commando #4843: Peterloo!
After the massacre at St. Peter's Field, Manchester - which became known as 'Peterloo' - the young man wondered if a life in England was what he really wanted...

Television/Film

Graphic Novel, Author Interview - Peterloo: Witness to a Massacre

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