The making of a chartist; the rise of physical force toryism; the road to Newport; the years of uncertainty; the General Strike; the Victorian working class and the law; the battle against the bond; on the eve of battle; the Big Strike; uncle Bobby in Lancashire; politics, parliamentary and revolutionary; mid-century malaise; the collapse of chartism; back to the coalfields; the Manchester martyrs; the final tragedy and the ultimate triumph; the people's attorney - a critical appraisal.