Peterloo Massacre a meeting in Manchester on 2 August 1819. Johnson wrote: Unknown to Johnson and Hunt, the letter was intercepted by government spies and copied before being sent to its destination. The contents were interpreted to mean that an insurrection was being planned, and the government responded by ordering the 15th Hussars to Manchester. The mass public meeting planned for 2 August was delayed until 9 August. The "Manchester Observer" reported it was called "to take into consideration the most speedy and effectual mode of obtaining Radical reform in the Common House of Parliament" and "to consider the propriety of the
Peterloo (film) scene at the beginning of the film, when a lonely figure is seen walking along the marshes. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 64%, based on 53 reviews with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""Peterloo" proves writer-director Mike Leigh's populist anger remains undimmed - but that righteous fury occasionally overpowers the narrative." Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". https://www.mandy.com/news/vanity-fair-tv-series-peterloo-film-paul-biddiss# Peterloo (film) Peterloo is a 2018 British historical drama, directed and written by Mike Leigh,