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Pentrich rising
Pentrich rising, 1817. Demobilization, rapid industrialization, and agricultural recession made the post-war years miserable. In November 1816 the Spa Fields riots culminated in an attack upon the Tower and were followed by the suspension of habeas corpus. The march of the Blanketeers from Manchester followed in March 1817. The east midlands had its own problems of unemployment among textile workers. In the summer of 1817, Oliver, the government spy, reported the likelihood of risings. On 8 June several hundred men assembled at Pentrich and Ripley and began the 14-mile march to Nottingham, where, their leader Jeremiah Brandreth assured them, they would find mass support. They found none and in heavy rain were easily dispersed by the hussars. Brandreth, who had killed a man on the march, was executed with two others, and 30 rioters were transported. The subsequent revelation of the role of Oliver as provocateur embarrassed the government.
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JOHN CANNON. "Pentrich rising." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Pentrich rising." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Pentrichrising.html JOHN CANNON. "Pentrich rising." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Pentrichrising.html |
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Pentrich rising
Pentrich rising, 1817. Demobilization, rapid industrialization, and agricultural recession made the post‐war years miserable. In November 1816 the Spa Fields riots culminated in an attack upon the Tower and were followed by the suspension of habeas corpus. The march of the Blanketeers from Manchester followed in March 1817. The east midlands had its own problems of unemployment among textile workers. On 8 June several hundred men assembled at Pentrich and Ripley and began the 14-mile march to Nottingham, where, their leader Jeremiah Brandreth assured them, they would find support. They found none and in heavy rain were easily dispersed by the hussars. Brandreth, who had killed a man on the march, was executed with two others, and 30 rioters were transported.
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JOHN CANNON. "Pentrich rising." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Pentrich rising." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Pentrichrising.html JOHN CANNON. "Pentrich rising." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Pentrichrising.html |
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Pentrich Rising
Pentrich Rising (1817) A quasi-political insurrection which took place in Derbyshire, England. Led by Jeremiah Brandreth, a framework knitter, a group of about 200 men from Pentrich and other nearby villages, armed only with primitive weapons, began to march on Nottingham in a protest against the government. Brandreth had been tricked by a government spy into believing that they were taking part in a nationwide insurrection. They were dispersed by a troop of cavalry and Brandreth went into hiding. He was betrayed and later executed, together with two of his associates.
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"Pentrich Rising." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pentrich Rising." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-PentrichRising.html "Pentrich Rising." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-PentrichRising.html |
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