The Yorkshire West Riding Revolt of April 1820 was an uprising planned by working class radicals . It is thought to have been associated with Scottish uprisings , and occurred just as those arrested in the Peterloo Massacre and other reform demonstrations of 1819 were coming to trial . The desire for universal suffrage , annual elections and an end to the Corn Laws were the main motivation for radicals
Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo Massacre
Yorkshire West Riding Revolt of 1820