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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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hungry forties
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A phrase for the 1840s, characterized by the poor harvests and widespread economic distress which made the country a fertile ground for the message of the *Chartists. The years 1845–6 saw the *Great Famine in Ireland.
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