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The Merthyr Rising, also referred to as the Merthyr Riots, [1] [2] of 1831 was the violent climax to many years of simmering unrest among the large working class population of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales and the surrounding area. The Rising marked the first time the red flag was used a symbol of working class rebellion in the United Kingdom. [3] [4]
[8] [9] The 1851 census found Wales to be the world's first industrialised nation, as more people were employed in industry than agriculture, with Merthyr the biggest town in Wales at that time. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The city of Donetsk in Ukraine (then in the Russian Empire ), originally 'Hughesovka', was founded by John Hughes of Merthyr in 1870 ...
Indeed, on the British scale the name Llyn Fawr is given to the period of time dating from 750-600BC. [8] These precious and unique items can be found in the National Museum and Galleries of Wales. The first raising of the red flag took place on nearby Hirwaun Common [9] which subsequently led to the Merthyr Uprising in 1831. [10]
Richard Lewis (1807/8 – 13 August 1831), known as Dic Penderyn, was a Welsh labourer and coal miner who lived in Merthyr Tydfil and was involved with the Merthyr Rising of 3 June 1831. In the course of the riot he was arrested alongside Lewis Lewis , one of the primary figures in the uprising, and charged with stabbing a soldier with a bayonet .
In politics, a red flag is predominantly a symbol of left-wing ideologies, including socialism, communism, anarchism, and the labour movement. The originally empty or plain red flag has been associated with left-wing politics since the French Revolution (1789–1799). The red flag and red as a political colour are the oldest symbols of socialism.
The Fire People is a historical novel by Alexander Cordell, first published in 1972.It forms part of the 'Second Welsh Trilogy' of Cordell's writings. It tells of events leading up to the 1831 Merthyr Rising in Merthyr Tydfil and surrounding areas in South Wales.
Mid Glamorgan (Welsh: Morgannwg Ganol) is a preserved county of Wales.From 1974 until 1996 it was also an administrative county with a county council. Mid Glamorgan was formed in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972.
An election to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. Independents lost the council to no overall control . Results