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How far does the evidence in the sources suggest that the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester in 1819 was caused by political activists exciting discontent?
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Rebecca Johnson How far does the evidence in the sources suggest that the Peterloo Massacre in Manchester in 1819 was caused by political activists exciting discontent? Carlisle was actually at the scene of the Massacre making the source more reliable, but he is on the speaker's side making the source less reliable. He uses emotive language to suggest that the Yeomanry had a 'thirst for blood.' Implying that the Yeomanry attacked without good reason and shows that he is biased in his view of the Peterloo Massacre. Source 2 implies that the Yeomanry 'galloped' onto the field and he says that the meeting was like a 'gala day'. The source says there were women and children at St. Peters Field because the men will have taken the women and children for a family day out and they would have no intention of rioting. Historical evidence for this is that there was...
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