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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 times the red flag was used a symbol of working class rebellion in the United Kingdom. [3] [4]
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 .
Merthyr translates to "martyr" in English, and tradition holds that when the town was founded, the name was chosen in her honour. A church was eventually built on the traditional site of her burial. A church was eventually built on the traditional site of her burial.
Right-hand man of Mat in the Band of the Red Hand. Takima Deraighdin: Aes Sedai and Sitter for the Brown Ajah. Kumira Dhoran: Aes Sedai of the Brown Ajah. Killed by Graendal in the Battle near Shadar Logoth. Bayle Domon: Recurring character; Captain of the ferryboat Spray. Taken as da'covale by the Seanchan and made so'jhin by Egeanin Sarna ...
This is a list of flags of states, territories, former, and other geographic entities (plus a few non-geographic flags) sorted by their combinations of dominant colors. Flags emblazoned with seals, coats of arms, and other multicolored emblems are sorted only by their color fields. The color of text is almost entirely ignored.
Red flag (idiom), a literal or metaphorical warning Red flag (American slavery), signal of an upcoming slave sale Red flag warning, issued by the National Weather Service in the United States
A red flag with a shield in the centre containing seven horizontal stripes of white and red (four white and three red). Flag of Saint Mary: A silver fleur-de-lis on a blue field. Flag of Saint Ouen: A gold Latin cross on a blue field. Flag of Saint Peter: Two crossed silver keys (the Keys of Heaven) on a red field. Flag of Saint Saviour
Often called bloody flags or the bloody red (among other names, see § Names), pattern-free red flags were the traditional nautical symbol in European waters prior to the invention of flag signal codes to signify an intention to give battle and that 'no quarter would be given', indicating that surrender would not be accepted and all prisoners killed, but also vice versa, meaning that the one ...