Frankenstein: Texts and Contexts

An annotated discussion of the first nine stanzas of Shelley's poem, "The Mask of Anarchy."

The story of the conspiracy to murder the Prime Minister and the entire Cabinet. Five of the conspirators were hanged and decapitated.

Bamford describes the milieu of the radical underground during the Regency period.

Useful chronology of major events in the long 18th century.

An illustrated essay on the events surrounding the massacre of peaceful demonstrators in Manchester in 1819.

"Professor Andrew Lincoln describes the political environment in which William Blake was writing."

Proceedings for high treason, and other crimes and misdemeanors.

Shelley's outraged reaction to the Peterloo Massacre was not published until 1834.

Shelley's analysis of the need for political reform in Britain. It was not published during his lifetime.

A book by Christina Parolin on the hotspots of political protest in London. Open access PDF download.

The lyrics of a song which married the words of Chartist Ernest Jones to an early 19th century hymn.

Martin Carthy's performance of the song.

A recounting of the events in which a crowd that had assembled to hear a speech by radical Henry Hunt, turned into an armed mob.

Written for the centenary of the event.

On the massacre of peaceful protesters by armed cavalry, the types of casualties, and the relief efforts.

The Cato Street Conspiracy trial transcripts, with an appendix on the executions.