The programme for Chartism Day 2026 is now live. What is Chartism Day? The Chartism Day Conferences were launched at the University of Birmingham in September 1995 by the renowned Chartist historian Dorothy Thompson (1923–2011). Apart from the disruption caused by the Covid pandemic, the annual meetings, which are endorsed by the Society for the Study of Labour History [SSLH], have been held in a … Continue reading Chartism Day 2026 Programme

Tickets for Chartism Day 2026 are now available. This year’s event takes place on Saturday 19 September at Friends Meeting House, Warwick, and is open to all. Among the topics covered in this year’s conference will be talks on: The eighteen fustian jackets: who carried the 1841 petition? Augustus and Arthur Beaumont and Chartist Apologias for American Slavery The Northern Star’s local correspondents in 1839, … Continue reading Chartism Day 2026 Registration