The Copy Book

There are three posts in The Copy Book assigned to 1819. To see all our posts in chronological order, go to the Tale of Years.

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The Peterloo Massacre

By William Edward Armytage Axon

A rowdy but good-humoured crowd gathered in St Peter’s Fields, Manchester, to protest against electoral malpractice and Government cronyism.

Byron and the Black Horse

By Edward Trelawny

The flamboyant English poet went to extreme lengths to get a refund on an unsatisfactory purchase.

To Autumn

By John Keats

Poet John Keats speaks of the beauties of Autumn, her colours, her sounds and her rich harvest.