Books by Robert Poole
Robert Poole is Professor of History at the University of Central Lancashire. He is also historical consultant to the Peterloo commemoration programme.
“The great tragedy is that there were Waterloo veterans on both sides. The 15th Hussars, who were the main military force at Peterloo, had, as a unit, been at Waterloo. So had some of the reformers who were organizing the marches. One Waterloo veteran was beaten to death by the Manchester special constables, who made him run the gauntlet. They hit him with truncheons and banner poles and so on. They just couldn’t see that he was far more of a national hero and a citizen than they were. The tragedy of Peterloo is that people who were watching each other’s backs at Waterloo were on opposite sides at Manchester.” Read more...
The best books on Popular Uprisings
Robert Poole, Historian
Interviews with Robert Poole
The best books on Popular Uprisings, recommended by Robert Poole
Under what conditions do popular uprisings end in massacres? What’s the best way for someone protesting against a government to get what they want? Robert Poole, Professor of History at the University of Central Lancashire and author of Peterloo: The English Uprising, recommends the best books on uprisings.
Interviews where books by Robert Poole were recommended
The best books on Popular Uprisings, recommended by Robert Poole
Under what conditions do popular uprisings end in massacres? What’s the best way for someone protesting against a government to get what they want? Robert Poole, Professor of History at the University of Central Lancashire and author of Peterloo: The English Uprising, recommends the best books on uprisings.
