13. From your examination of the two sources, which do you believe to be more accurate? Give reasons for your answer.
14. List two differences between the two sources. 15. The two sources are from the same time and about the same incident, so why are they different?
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British Library – romantics – and – Victorians – campaign – Chartism
FURTHER RESEARCH 16. Find out more about the following topics using textbooks and the internet. Working individually, in pairs or in groups write about some of the following topics: (a) The Tolpuddle Martyrs Who were they? What did they do? What happened to them?
(b) The Trade Union Movement What changes did trade unions bring about? What challenges did they face? Trade Unions in Ireland Women in the Trade Union movement
(c) Health and medicine in Britain in the 1700s and 1800s: Common diseases Causes of these diseases Strategies to eliminate the diseases Similarities and differences to issues around health and medicine today
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