Lately, when we open a newspaper or turn on the television, we’re frequently presented with images of people taking to the streets in protest. And while this might feel like a relatively modern phenomenon, people banning together to try to fight an injustice goes back centuries, if not thousands of years.  Today, I’m going to talk to you about one of the most memorable protests in British history, the Peterloo Massacre.

The protest that became known as the Peterloo Massacre took place in Manc...