This event involved a speech by Henry Hunt asking for parliamentary reform and denouncing the Corn Laws.
A poem about this event features a figure that wears a "kingly crown" and has a mark reading "I AM GOD, AND KING, AND LAW!" William Holman was criticized for contacting Thomas Trafford after determining the populace was "in the greatest possible danger." The name of this event was coined by James Wroe, whose newspaper, the Observer, was shut down soon after. Afterwards, Lord (*) Sidmouth introduced the Six Acts, including the Seizure of Arms Act. This event involved a speech by Henry Hunt asking for parliamentary reform and denouncing the Corn Laws. For 10 points, name this 1819 incident in which protesters at a Manchester field were attacked by the cavalry, which was given a name parodying a Napoleonic battle.
A poem about this event features a figure that wears a "kingly crown" and has a mark reading "I AM GOD, AND KING, AND LAW!"
Peterloo massacre