The Charter

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The Charter was the principal newspaper of the 19th-century British Chartist movement, used to promote its demands for political and social reform.


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chartist newspaper
newspaper
about Chartist petitions
Chartism
surface form: "People's Charter"

civil liberties
extension of the franchise
parliamentary reform in Britain
political rights
social conditions of industrial workers
trade union activity
universal male suffrage
working-class representation in Parliament
associatedWith Chartism
surface form: "British Chartist movement"
circulationArea Britain NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
function organ of the Chartist movement
platform for Chartist ideas
voice of Chartist leadership
genre movement press
political newspaper
hasAudience British working class
supporters of Chartism
hasPoliticalGoal expansion of democratic rights in Britain
mobilization of working-class support
reform of the electoral system
historicalPeriod Victorian era
historicalSignificance principal newspaper of the Chartist movement
ideology Chartism NERFINISHED
intendedEffect influence public opinion on reform
pressure Parliament for reform
language English
location Britain NERFINISHED
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED
mainSubject political reform
social reform
working-class politics
mediaType print
movement Chartism NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment radical
working-class
temporalContext 19th century
typeOfPublication periodical
usedFor movement organization
political agitation
promotion of Chartist demands
propaganda
publicizing Chartist meetings
reporting Chartist activities

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Chartism publication The Charter