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Peterloo 2019 Report

Read our new report which highlights and reflects on the work that has been produced as part of the 200th commemoration of the Peterloo Massacre.

Peterloo Anthology

Read our new Peterloo Anthology which showcases the writing and design talents of young people involved in the Radical Read project.

Manchester Histories DigiFest 2020

Celebrating Alf’s Act 50 Years of Disabled People’s Rights.

Manchester Histories Festival will be presenting its first ever DigiFest on Friday 4 & Saturday 5th September 2020. DigiFest 2020 will create a collective on-line space for disabled and non disabled people to present their stories, ideas and content through our very own pop-up TV Studio, broadcasting live across the globe from Manchester.

Manchester Histories DigiFest 2020 - 4 & 5th September 2020. Click here for more information an how to 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.

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

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