History A-Level
radical orator
What radical orator means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Henry Hunt's role as a speaker at Spa Fields in 1816 and Peterloo in 1819 drew huge crowds and provoked government alarm.
Topics that use radical orator
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 1 Radical reformers, c1790–1819 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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