Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The 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.
Article: The Weavers’ Uprising and Chatterton Massacre https://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/the-weavers-uprising-and-chatterton-massacre
Transcript - media-podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/3998_youtubeuploadsfriday/20260901T125646_Chatterton_riot_fight_or_massacre.pdf
Study free course on Exploring the history of prisoner education at the Open University
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/exploring-the-history-prisoner-education/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab
Study Q92 BA (Honours) Criminology and Law
open.ac.uk/courses/criminology/degrees/ba-criminology-and-law-q92
If you are contemplating using this Open University content, please visit the Copyright and Intellectual Property section of OpenLearn’s frequently asked questions
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/about-openlearn/frequently-asked-questions-on-openlearn
The Open University is the world’s leading provider of flexible, high quality online degrees and distance learning, serving students across the globe with highly respected degree qualifications, and the triple accredited MBA. The OU teaches through its own unique method of distance learning, called ‘supported open learning’ and you do not need any formal qualifications to study with us, just commitment and a desire to find out what you are capable of.
Free learning from The Open University
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/
For more like this subscribe to the Open University channel
youtube.com/channel/UCXsH4hSV_kEdAOsupMMm4Qw
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/ouopenlearn
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/OUFreeLearning
#theOpenUniversity
The 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.
Article: The Weavers’ Uprising and Chatterton Massacre https://www.open.edu/openlearn/society-politics-law/the-weavers-uprising-and-chatterton-massacre
Transcript - media-podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/3998_youtubeuploadsfriday/20260901T125646_Chatterton_riot_fight_or_massacre.pdf
Study free course on Exploring the history of prisoner education at the Open University
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/exploring-the-history-prisoner-education/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab
Study Q92 BA (Honours) Criminology and Law
open.ac.uk/courses/criminology/degrees/ba-criminology-and-law-q92
If you are contemplating using this Open University content, please visit the Copyright and Intellectual Property section of OpenLearn’s frequently asked questions
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/about-openlearn/frequently-asked-questions-on-openlearn
The Open University is the world’s leading provider of flexible, high quality online degrees and distance learning, serving students across the globe with highly respected degree qualifications, and the triple accredited MBA. The OU teaches through its own unique method of distance learning, called ‘supported open learning’ and you do not need any formal qualifications to study with us, just commitment and a desire to find out what you are capable of.
Free learning from The Open University
http://www.open.edu/openlearn/
For more like this subscribe to the Open University channel
youtube.com/channel/UCXsH4hSV_kEdAOsupMMm4Qw
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/ouopenlearn
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/OUFreeLearning
#theOpenUniversity
