The great Marepoleonic War is over. The Equestrian-allied forces have overcome the Tyrant Sombra and restored the rightful monarchy to the Crystal Empire. With this victory, sees the demobilisation of the guard and restoration of international peace. The victory, however, turns sour seeing economic depression sweep through the recently industrialised Equestria.

Unemployment, starvation, disenfranchisement and rampant political corruption ravage the population. Driven with hardship many of the labouring classes flock to the "Radicals", a political movement aimed at political reform.

Local ponies of Marechester have written to Stallion Hunt, a leading Radical from the aristocratic class to speak before them. This proved to be the last straw for the majority of the local magistrates.

This was their Mareterloo: their Peterloo.

This is inspired and based upon the events that lead up to the gathering at St. Peter's Field (Manchester) which became known as Peterloo. First published on the 16/08/2019, on the 200th Anniversary.