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Riots in England: Ely and Littleport Riots 1816, 1990 Strangeways Prison Riot, Priestley Riots, 2001 Oldham Race Riots, Days of May


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Ely and Littleport riots 1816, 1990 Strangeways Prison riot, Priestley Riots, 2001 Oldham race riots, Days of May, 2001 England riots, 2005 Birmingham race riots, Swing Riots, 1981 England riots, 2001 Bradford riots, 1980 St. Pauls riot, 1981 Toxteth riots, Garden House riot, Bristol Riots, 1980s Handsworth race riots, 2001 Harehills riot, Battle of Bossenden Wood, Newlyn riots, St Scholastica Day riot, Hull, 1989 Dewsbury race riot, Meadow Well Riots, 1981 Moss Side riot, 1981 Chapeltown race riot, List of riots in Leeds, 1975 Chapeltown race riot, Manningham riot, 1987 Chapeltown race riot. Excerpt: The Ely and Littleport riots, also known as the Littleport riots, began in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, on 22 May 1816, against a background of similar unrest throughout the country following the Napoleonic Wars. A group of 56 Littleport residents met at The Globe Inn to discuss the high unemployment and rising grain costs. Fuelled by alcohol, the mob began intimidating wealthier residents, demanding money and destroying property. The riot spread to Ely on 23 May, where magistrates attempted to calm the protests by ordering poor relief and fixing a minimum wage, see printed bill pictured. The following day, encouraged by Lord Liverpool's government, a militia of the citizens of Ely, led by Sir Henry Bate Dudley and backed by 18 men of the 1st The Royal Dragoons, rounded up 82 rioters. In the ensuing conflagration at The George and Dragon, Littleport, a trooper was injured, one rioter was killed and at least one went on the run. Edward Christian, brother of Fletcher Christian, was appointed Chief Justice of the Isle of Ely in 1800 by the Bishop of Ely. As the Chief Justice, Christian was entitled to try the rioters alone. The government, in this case via the Home Secretary, Lord Sidmouth, nevertheless appointed a Special...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781156586716
  • Publisher: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC, Wiki Series
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 42
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 95 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1156586712
  • Publisher Date: 15 Aug 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Ely and Littleport Riots 1816, 1990 Strangeways Prison Riot, Priestley Riots, 2001 Oldham Race Riots, Days of May
  • Width: 189 mm


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