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Jack Cade's Rebellion was a popular revolt in 1450 against the government of England, which took place in the south-east of the country between the months of April and July. It stemmed from local grievances regarding the corruption, maladministration and abuse of power of the king's closest advisors and local officials, as well as recent ...
In a letter to the New York Evening Post, Reverend G. W. Powell wrote that "many negroes are killed every day. The exact number will never be known." The exact number will never be known." [ 29 ] A company of militia from Hertford County, North Carolina , reportedly killed forty Blacks in one day and took $23 and a gold watch from the dead. [ 30 ]
Revolt suppressed by Liu Xiu's forces and the Eastern Han dynasty is established. [59] [60] 21 Gaulish debtors' revolt Gaul, Roman Empire: Treveri and Aedui: The Treveri revolt was put down by Julius Indus and the Aedui revolt was put down by Gaius Silius. [61] 26 Thracian revolt Odrysian kingdom: Thracians: Revolt suppressed by Gaius Poppaeus ...
The dramatic weekend rebellion by a mercenary warlord in Russia that challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin was punctuated by dramatic language from the key protagonists — and some long ...
Ben Chifley, former ALP Prime Minister, believed the Eureka Rebellion was not just a "short-lived revolt against tyrannical authority" and expressed the view that it was consequential in terms of Australia's development as a nation in that "it was the first real affirmation of our determination to be masters of our own political destiny". [4]
In the late 1830s and early 1840s, the agricultural communities of west Wales were in dire poverty. [3] In 1837 and 1838 the whole country suffered from poor harvests, worse in the south west, where atrocious seasons of rain forced farmers to buy corn at famine prices to feed themselves, their animals and their families, which further eroded what little capital they had. [3]
Glyndŵr's great seal. The Glyndŵr rebellion was a Welsh rebellion led by Owain Glyndŵr against the Kingdom of England during the Late Middle Ages.During the rebellion's height between 1403 and 1406, Owain exercised control over the majority of Wales after capturing several of the most powerful English castles in the country, and formed a parliament at Machynlleth.
In October 1807 Major Johnston wrote a formal letter of complaint to the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, stating that Bligh was abusive and interfering with the troops of the New South Wales Corps. [12] Bligh had clearly made enemies of some of the most influential people in the colony.