William Lovett died in 1877, having spent his life since the years of the Chartist Movement promoting working-class education. Thomas Clark lived only two years longer than Feargus, the man he had ...

In 1839 he joined the great movement in support of the People's Charter drawn up by the cabinet-maker William Lovett with the help of Francis Place, demanding universal male suffrage, annual ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Moral Force Chartism led by William Lovett wanted to achieve reform through peaceful protest and presented petitions ...

The homes have been named after key figures from the Chartist movement of the 1830s and 40s which called for six reforms ... ‘The Lovett’, is named after William Lovett - a cabinet ...

The 1848 Petition. In the years 1839, 1842 and 1848, the Chartist Movement urged Parliament to adopt three great petitions. Of these, the best known is the final petition, with six million ...