Levelers and Chartists on a wet afternoon

Wet day so time for some much delayed reading.
Do you ever get the feeling that our history, as portrayed in the media, is controlled and manipulated.
The Levelers and The Chartists were arguably the most important contribution England made to the advance of democracy. But do we have films and mini-series on television? No.
If you read what they were fighting for you can see why. Far too uncomfortable for the powers-that-be.
Very fond memories of my old history teacher Mr Hinchcliffe who loved The Chartists and often gave an aside from the syllabus to tell us 'what really happened'. (It's John Lilburne, The Leveller in case you wondered)