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Peterloo

And what isour national Parliament but t'same afflictionon a grander scale?

And what is
our national Parliament but t'same affliction
on a grander scale?

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And what is our national Parliament
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but t'same affliction on a grander scale?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:27
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
drama, history
Production
Thin Man Films,Film4 Productions,BFI,Lipsync Productions

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Movie Summary

The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in which British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.
The sooner we can represent ourselves - Peterloo 00:13
The sooner we can represent ourselves
SAXTON: We must expose the corrupters, - Peterloo 00:07
SAXTON: We must expose the corrupters,
What's to be done to save the world, eh? - Peterloo 00:04
What's to be done to save the world, eh?
About having a voice. Er... representation. - Peterloo 00:05
About having a voice. Er... representation.
- No, no, he means the vote. - We know he means the vote - Peterloo 00:06
- No, no, he means the vote. - We know he means the vote
People meeting, talking, being strong together. - Peterloo 00:05
People meeting, talking, being strong together.
Any road, they'll never give us t'vote. - Peterloo 00:04
Any road, they'll never give us t'vote.
The men, women and children who keep - Peterloo 00:15
The men, women and children who keep
The annals of history, - Peterloo 00:07
The annals of history,
Yet our forefathers were able to affirm their liberties - Peterloo 00:07
Yet our forefathers were able to affirm their liberties
This was because the people were unanimous - Peterloo 00:07
This was because the people were unanimous
They secured the Bill of Rights of 1689. - Peterloo 00:05
They secured the Bill of Rights of 1689.
That Bill of Rights ensured Parliament remains sovereign. - Peterloo 00:05
That Bill of Rights ensured Parliament remains sovereign.
But what good is a parliament - Peterloo 00:05
But what good is a parliament
What right does a king have to a payout from the government - Peterloo 00:07
What right does a king have to a payout from the government
A king who has lost his senses, if he ever had any. - Peterloo 00:04
A king who has lost his senses, if he ever had any.
And what right does our good, gracious, illustrious - - Peterloo 00:08
And what right does our good, gracious, illustrious -
What right do these men have with this money, - Peterloo 00:06
What right do these men have with this money,
We have a right to present a petition - Peterloo 00:07
We have a right to present a petition
- Hear, hear. - (APPLAUSE) - Peterloo 00:11
- Hear, hear. - (APPLAUSE)