Article 110 Primary source evalument

1.Introduction

2.Material relating to the foundation of the Political Union - 1830

3. Papers - 1830-1

4. Papers relating to the Parliamentary Candidates Society

5.National Reform Association

6National Union of the Working Classes

7Papers - 1831

8Papers relating to the National Political Union - (1 of 2)

9Papers relating to the National Political Union - (2 of 2)

10Papers - 1832 (1 of 3)

11Papers - 1832 (2 of 3)

12Papers - 1832 (3 of 3)

13Papers - 1833

14The Radical Club, and other papers

15Papers relating to the National Union of the Working Classes

16The formation of the London Workingmen's Association

17London Workingmen's Association - Further papers

18Papers - 1837-8

19Papers relating to the National Petition and 'The Charter'

20Papers - 1841-2

22The Metropolitan Parliamentary Reform Association

23Appendix

24Index

1. a) Which main topic does the artifact relate to:

Definitely class consciousness, the guys a social reformer (Francis Place)

b) Which other main topics does it also relate to:

The modern economy

2. Why did you choose this artifact, and how much time did you spend creating and/or processing it:

It’s a book of excerpts and I spent some time skimming it, around one and a half hours. Some of it was hard to get.

3. What insights and understanding have you gained from the creation and/or processing of this artifact

It’s a primary document. He is extremely supportive of his own opinions, as a radical. He is also famously known for his accurate note taking of the situation in Britain.

4. Does this artifact reflect your best work and/or ideas Why, or why not

Most of it was read, so there wasn’t much to say.

5. Rate this artifact on a scale of -5 to 5(0 is neutral) for the following 4 criterion:

    a) Impact on the quality of your Portfolio 3

It is a bit short, but I do believe it is concise but incorporates the important facts.

    b) Impact on your level of happiness/enjoyment

I’ll be truthful, it was 3 hours of boring text 0.

    c) Impact on your learning

The reason why it was 0 for happiness instead of negative is because it is learning, and learning is always fun.

    d) Level of creativity and originality

It tells a lot about the 1800s and although consisting of primary fact and evidence, there is room for imagination to run wild as well..

6. Any additional comments.

Some of it was almost amusing to read since you could see him flatter people of higher social status than him.

Origin

Francis Place was the creator of the articles in this collections, many journal entries as well as letters to the parliament. This collection was created by D.J. Rowe in his book London Radicalism 1830-1843: A selection of the papers of Francis Place Published in 1970. The articles were written over Francis Place’s lifetime. During his time, place mainly supported radicals in the House of Commons, and published books regarding the common people, such as The Principles of Population, when he himself fathered 15 children. His articles not only state what happened during this time, like which house rejected or passed certain bills, but also deeply analysized many of them in his journals. The documents reflect upon the political awareness and ideas of the time, due to his close relationship with those who actually make the political decisions. Many of the articles have Christian connotations, where morals are based upon Christian doctrines, such as one of the articles regarding violence as crude and wrong. There are also many articles regarding corn laws, and his deep rejection towards the laws. One of the main weaknesses of this source is that although it talks about the common people and the rights they should have, Francis Place himself did not live amongst the poor and enjoyed a rather privileged life. It would then be safe to say that he had a limited spectrum of view on the life of the common people. Although there is certain bias in the source, it is based on actual facts he had witnessed.