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Manchester Histories Executive Summary

See our latest report highlighting some of the marvellous projects we have worked on over the last few years.

Peterloo 2019

The Peterloo 2019 programme has now come to an end. A new report will be published shortly. Please see the Peterloo website for further information and to explore the stories of the people involved.

Manchester Histories Festival 2020

Thursday 4th - Monday 8th June 2020

Celebrating Alf's Act 50 Years of Disabled People's Rights

The magnificent Celebration Day at the the wonderful and historic Whitworth Art Gallery Sunday 7th June 2020

Welcome to Manchester Histories. The Manchester Histories Festival 2020 will take place from Thursday 4th June to Monday 8th June. Celebrate - Learn - Challenge. Celebrating Alf's Act, 50 Years of Disabled People's Rights and the wonderful Manchester Histories Celebration Day on Sunday 7th June 2020. Come and get involved!

Peterloo 2019

Learn more about the Anniversary commemorations that took place across Greater Manchester, marking 200 years since the Peterloo Massacre and led by Manchester Histories.

Manchester Hill: Remembered The story continues…

The dust may have settled after the incredible 13th April Manchester Hill: Remembered commemoration event at Manchester Cathedral, but our activities are still continuing. Take a look at what else we have been doing.

100 Places: Power, Protest & Progress

Peter Street, site of the Peterloo Massacre where the Free Trade Hall now stands, Manchester has been selected by historian and writer David Olusoga for Historic England's A History of England in 100 Objects.

Start your own historical research project...

As part of our Heritage Lottery Funded, Hidden Histories, Hidden Historians project we've launched a set of toolkits.

Written by experts the toolkits guide you though each step of your historical research project.

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