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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]
Printable version; Page information; ... English: The red flag, with 1831 written on it, the date of the Merthyr Rising, flown at Merthyr in 2012. Below it is the ...
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Welsh: Bwrdeistref Sirol Merthyr Tudful) is a county borough (since 1908) in the south-east of Wales. In 2022, it had an estimated population of 58,883, [2] making it the smallest local authority in Wales by population. It is located in the historic county of Glamorgan and takes its name from the town with the ...
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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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More images: William Lewis, 1st Baron Merthyr: Upper Thomas Street, Merthyr Tydfil: 1898: Thomas Brock: Statue on pedestal: Bronze and granite: Grade II: Q29489929 [6] More images: South African war memorial Queens Road, Merthyr Tydfil: 1904: Washington Morgan Obelisk: Granite: 7m tall Grade II: Q29489922 [7] [8] More images: War memorial ...
Pages in category "Villages in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .