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Peterloo

Would it not be prudent of us to havea small contingent of men - say a score or twoamongst...

would it not be prudent of us to have
a small contingent of men - say a score or two
amongst a thousand - armed with cudgels
just to protect

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..would it not be prudent of us
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to have a small contingent of men -
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say a score or two amongst a thousand -
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armed with cudgels just to protect...
Duration
15 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
01:35:10
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.
Mr Hunt, I have come here to speak man to man - Peterloo 00:06
Mr Hunt, I have come here to speak man to man
Then let me speak to you man to man, Mr Bamford. - Peterloo 00:05
Then let me speak to you man to man, Mr Bamford.
If any man is armed with so much as a stone on Monday, - Peterloo 00:07
If any man is armed with so much as a stone on Monday,
There are a large body of men signed up at Manchester. - Peterloo 00:04
There are a large body of men signed up at Manchester.
I am speaking of t'Manchester and Salford Yeomanry, sir. - Peterloo 00:05
I am speaking of t'Manchester and Salford Yeomanry, sir...
A large body of men are signed up, - Peterloo 00:06
A large body of men are signed up,
And it is precisely for that reason - Peterloo 00:05
And it is precisely for that reason
But these are men who are not only - Peterloo 00:07
But these are men who are not only
- Mr Bamford... - Are we to lead our young'uns - Peterloo 00:09
- Mr Bamford... - Are we to lead our young'uns
But you have not been to a mass meeting - Peterloo 00:05
But you have not been to a mass meeting
I have spoken at meetings in London - Peterloo 00:15
I have spoken at meetings in London
Had they been, the authorities would have taken it - Peterloo 00:08
Had they been, the authorities would have taken it
I will not have my reputation and name, - Peterloo 00:10
I will not have my reputation and name,
But this is Lancashire, sir, - Peterloo 00:07
But this is Lancashire, sir,
And meetings of this nature, hereabouts, - Peterloo 00:05
And meetings of this nature, hereabouts,
And would thee lead thy children - Peterloo 00:05
And would thee lead thy children
I would gladly lead my children by the hand, - Peterloo 00:09
I would gladly lead my children by the hand,
Uh-huh. Well, I am hardly satisfied by that. - Peterloo 00:05
Uh-huh. Well, I am hardly satisfied by that.
But as this is a committee decision not to bear arms, - Peterloo 00:09
But as this is a committee decision not to bear arms,
But I shall pray to God - Peterloo 00:08
But I shall pray to God