History A-Level
Kennington Common rally
What Kennington Common rally means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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An April 1848 rally after which the petition's signatures were disputed, damaging Chartist credibility.
Topics that use Kennington Common rally
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 2 Chartism, c1838–c1850 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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