1st Edition

The Merthyr Rising

By Gwyn A. Williams Copyright 1978
242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

242 Pages
by Routledge

This book, first published in 1978, examines the independent political action by the thousands of working people in the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. After a mass rally on the hills above the town, thousands of workers under a reg flag broke into insurrection – a detachment of Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders marched into the town to restore order. The rebels repulsed the soldiers and held the... Read more

1. Samaria  2. Merthyr in 1831  3. Crisis  4. Reform  5. Riot  6. Rebellion  7. Retribution  8. Martyr  9. Movement  10. 1831 in Merthyr

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1. Samaria  2. Merthyr in 1831  3. Crisis  4. Reform  5. Riot  6. Rebellion  7. Retribution  8. Martyr  9. Movement  10. 1831 in Merthyr