For 10 points, name this 1819 massacre in Manchester, named to evoke Wellington's victory over Napoleon.
Henry Hunt and Mary Fildes were among the speakers at this event, whose aftermath saw the arrest of Samuel Bamford and charges of rampant alcoholism were leveled at Major Trafford and Captain Hugh Birley. Along with an earlier incident, this event inspired a plan by Arthur Thistlewood and Thomas Spence that was to have culminated with the (*) beheading of the entire cabinet at Lord Harrowby's dinner table, the Cato Street Conspiracy. Public meetings concerning church or state were banned by legislation following this event, which sparked unrest along with the earlier Spa Fields Riots. The Six Acts followed this event, in which a crowd protesting the recent Corn Laws was savagely charged by the 15th Hussars. For 10 points, name this 1819 massacre in Manchester, named to evoke Wellington's victory over Napoleon.
Henry Hunt and Mary Fildes were among the speakers at this event, whose aftermath saw the arrest of Samuel Bamford and charges of rampant alcoholism were leveled at Major Trafford and Captain Hugh Birley.
{Peterloo} Massacre or {Battle} of {Peterloo}