Ten-Hour Movement

Key term for AQA GCSE History, used in Britain: Power and the People (c1170–Present).

Definition

A popular campaign led by Lord Shaftesbury and Richard Oastler to legally restrict the working day in factories to a maximum of 10 hours.

Exam Context

Ten-Hour Movement appears in AQA GCSE History revision content for Thematic Studies, especially Britain: Power and the People (c1170–Present) and Protest and Change.

Thematic Studies Britain: Power and the People (c1170–Present)Protest and Change

Found in Revision Notes

Thematic Studies

Protest and Change

Britain: Power and the People (c1170–Present) • Protest and Change

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