The Chatterton Shootings of 1826 and Why They Were Not a Massacre

Schedule

Fri Oct 09 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:15 pm

UTC+01:00
Location

Lancaster Castle | Lancaster, EN

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Join us in the newly-refurbished castle keep as Dr Colin Penny examines the tragic and terrible events which took place in Chatterton on 26th April 1826.
During this talk he will examine the circumstances and events which led to the army opening fire on that fateful day, and reveal why it is not correct to refer to these shootings as 'a massacre'.
£5 per person.
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Lancaster Castle, Castle Parade,Lancaster, Lancashire, United Kingdom

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