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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 .
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Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto (Japanese); Eric Stuart (TV series), Chris Patton (Slayers Premium) (English) Gourry Gabriev (ガウリイ・ガブリエフ, Gaurī Gaburiefu) is a wandering swordsman who meets Lina at the beginning of the series and accompanies her from then on as a self-appointed bodyguard.
Flag of the County of Flanders: A yellow flag with a black lion in the center. 900–1477 [2] Flag of the County of Hainaut: A yellow quartered banner with black and red lions. 1183–1794 [2] Flag of the Duchy of Brabant: A golden lion on a black field. 1482–1714 [2] Flag of Spanish Netherlands: A white flag with the cross of Burgundy. 1482 ...
Various other characters are also travelling to Merthyr, attracted by the coal and iron industries. They include the genteel Miss Thrush the Sweets who has sold her shop in Pontypridd, and is secretly enamoured of Gideon, even though she only sees him about once a year. Annie Hewers and Megsie Lloyd are lusty young girls out for adventure, Many ...
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
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.