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- This Module
- An overview of change from Peterloo (1819) to the end of the First World War. These hundred years saw Britain transformed from a patriarchal, exclusive society, to an inclusive society, representative of all - exactly what the marchers at Peterloo, the Chartists and the Suffragettes were striving for.
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History of Britain - Rulers & Ruled
- 17.Century of Change
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1919
An overview of the transformations in British society in the century from Peterloo to the end of the First World War. (1.25 mins)
Chapter Breakdown
- 1. A century of change - and the dawn of the democratic age.
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Location details
This final brief module was filmed in Ayr, in Ayrshire. We were filming sequences on the life of Keir Hardie nearby (see 'The Rise of Labour'), and were struck by the town's war memorial in the early morning light and so decided to film this sequence here.
It's a striking memorial - but not untypical. Every town and city in Britain, and almost every village, has a First World War memorial, or at the least a plaque on the wall of the local church.
Count the names on your local memorial - and imagine the impact today if that many local men were to die.
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