Blanketeers march
E223243
The Blanketeers march was a 1817 protest by Lancashire textile workers who attempted to march from Manchester to London to petition for relief from economic hardship and political repression, and was quickly suppressed by the authorities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blanket march | 1 |
| Blanketeers march canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2003744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blanketeers march Context triple: [Lord Liverpool ministry, significantEvent, Blanketeers march]
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A.
Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge was the 1648 military intervention in the English Parliament, led by Colonel Thomas Pride, that forcibly removed MPs opposed to trying King Charles I and paved the way for his execution and the establishment of the Commonwealth.
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B.
Charleston Tea Party
The Charleston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in Charleston, South Carolina, in which residents seized and stored taxed British tea rather than allow its sale, reflecting growing resistance that paralleled the more famous Boston Tea Party.
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C.
Women’s March on Versailles
The Women’s March on Versailles was a pivotal 1789 protest in which thousands of mostly working-class Parisian women marched to the royal palace to demand bread and force the king to move to Paris, marking a major early turning point in the French Revolution.
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D.
Day of Revolt
Day of Revolt refers to the mass nationwide protests that erupted in Egypt on January 25, 2011, marking the dramatic beginning of the Egyptian Revolution against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
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E.
October Days
October Days refers to the 1789 Women’s March on Versailles during the French Revolution, when thousands of Parisians, many of them women, marched to demand bread and confront King Louis XVI, forcing the royal family to move to Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blanketeers march Target entity description: The Blanketeers march was a 1817 protest by Lancashire textile workers who attempted to march from Manchester to London to petition for relief from economic hardship and political repression, and was quickly suppressed by the authorities.
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A.
Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge was the 1648 military intervention in the English Parliament, led by Colonel Thomas Pride, that forcibly removed MPs opposed to trying King Charles I and paved the way for his execution and the establishment of the Commonwealth.
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B.
Charleston Tea Party
The Charleston Tea Party was a 1773 colonial protest in Charleston, South Carolina, in which residents seized and stored taxed British tea rather than allow its sale, reflecting growing resistance that paralleled the more famous Boston Tea Party.
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C.
Women’s March on Versailles
The Women’s March on Versailles was a pivotal 1789 protest in which thousands of mostly working-class Parisian women marched to the royal palace to demand bread and force the king to move to Paris, marking a major early turning point in the French Revolution.
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D.
Day of Revolt
Day of Revolt refers to the mass nationwide protests that erupted in Egypt on January 25, 2011, marking the dramatic beginning of the Egyptian Revolution against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.
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E.
October Days
October Days refers to the 1789 Women’s March on Versailles during the French Revolution, when thousands of Parisians, many of them women, marched to demand bread and confront King Louis XVI, forcing the royal family to move to Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political demonstration ⓘ protest march ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
relief from economic hardship
ⓘ
relief from political repression ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Blanketeers march
ⓘ
surface form:
Blanket march
|
| hasCharacteristic |
peaceful protest
ⓘ
quickly suppressed ⓘ |
| hasContext |
early 19th-century British radical movement
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industrial unrest in Lancashire ⓘ post-Napoleonic War economic distress ⓘ |
| hasDate | 1817 ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1817 ⓘ |
| locationRegion | North West England ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Lancashire textile workers ⓘ |
| participants |
British textile industry
ⓘ
surface form:
Lancashire textile workers
|
| purpose |
to petition Parliament
ⓘ
to petition the Prince Regent ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British labor history
ⓘ
Habeas Corpus Suspension Act 1817 ⓘ Peterloo Massacre ⓘ |
| result |
march dispersed
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petition not delivered ⓘ |
| routePlannedFrom | Manchester ⓘ |
| routePlannedTo |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| tookPlaceIn |
Lancashire
ⓘ
Manchester ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInCountry |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| wasSuppressedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
authorities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blanketeers march Description of subject: The Blanketeers march was a 1817 protest by Lancashire textile workers who attempted to march from Manchester to London to petition for relief from economic hardship and political repression, and was quickly suppressed by the authorities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Blanket march