Rebecca Riots
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The Rebecca Riots took place between 1839 and 1843 in West and Mid Wales. They were a series of protests undertaken by local farmers and agricultural workers in response to levels of taxation. The rio
Cartoon published in Punch in 1843
Aberystwyth Southgate Tollhouse, now at St Fagans National Museum of History
Swing Riots
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The Swing Riots were a widespread set of uprisings in 1830 by agricultural workers across Southern England and Eastern England in protest of agricultural mechanisation and harsh working conditions. Th
Rebecca Riots
…rock band The Alarm. A song called "Rebecca Run", written and performed by the duo Brenig (Daniel and Mandy) is completely about the Rebecca Riots. Swing Riots Ely and Littleport riots of 1816…
Horse-powered threshing machine
A letter threatening to burn Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, sent in 1830 and signed "Swing".
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Prime Minister 1830–1834
Portrait of Lord Melbourne by John Partridge. Lord Melbourne - Home Secretary of Earl Grey's Whig government