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CHATTERTON: Riot, Fight or Massacre?
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10:09Now PlayingThe Chatterton Massacre of 1826 saw soldiers fire into a crowd of anti-starvation protestors, leaving at least six dead. In this documentary, Dr David Gordon Scott explores what happened and why this forgotten event was hidden from history for almost two centuries.
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