Solidarity across the Severn: Newport, Bristol and Reform in 1831

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Date: , 2024
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Venue: Newport Rising Hub, NP20 1JN
With: Roger Ball
Note: This event was not organised by BRHG.
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Section: Events
Subjects: Democracy & Suffrage, Riots & Disturbances
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In October 1831 as reform riots shook Bristol, the authorities urgently requested the help of troops stationed in south Wales. An infantry unit marched from Cardiff to Newport with the intention of boarding a steam boat to Bristol, but their way was blocked by a hostile crowd. This book explores the background to this incident, setting it in the context of the reform crisis in Newport, Monmouthshire and other parts of south Wales in the early 1830s.

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