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Excerpt from Chartism and the Churches: A Study in Democracy In the preparation of this essay the author is largely indebted to Professor James T. Shotwell, und

"Chartism was a Victorian era working class movement for political reform in Britain between 1838 and 1848. It takes its name from the People's Charter of 1838.

In 1801, the United Kingdom was a semi-confessional State, and the national established Churches of England, Ireland and Scotland were vital to the constitution