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Events on Monday 10 April 1848 1
1848Chartist meeting on Kennington CommonMass rally for the People's Charter in LondonChartists gathered on Kennington Common on 10 April to deliver a petition for political reform to Parliament. The government brought in troops and special constables, and the planned march was abandoned. The petition was found to contain far fewer genuine signatures than claimed, and the movement declined afterwards.