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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 .
An ancient symbol of a unicursal five-pointed star circumscribed by a circle with many meanings, including but not limited to, the five wounds of Christ and the five elements (earth, fire, water, air, and soul). In Satanism, it is flipped upside-down. See also: Sigil of Baphomet. Rose Cross: Rosicrucianism / Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
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 (politics), predominantly a symbol of left-wing ideologies Red Banner, a symbol of revolutionary struggle used in Russia and the Soviet Union; Flag of the Soviet Union, known as the Red Banner
English name meaning "new borough", Welsh meaning "town by the shore" New Radnor: Maesyfed English name meaning "red bank" originally applied to Old Radnor, Welsh meaning "Hyfaidd's field" Newtown: Y Drenewydd Both English and Welsh names mean "(the) new town" Old Radnor: Pencraig English name meaning "red bank", Welsh name meaning "head of the ...
Bisected red-and-black flag – Anarchist communism Confederate battle flag — Culture of the Southern United States , Historical commemoration of the Civil War , Neo-Confederates , Southern heritage, Lost Cause of the Confederacy , White supremacy , Rebellion
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