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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 .
• The History of Merthyr Tydfil (1867, [1] 1908 [2]) • The History of the Literature of Wales from 1300 to 1650 (1884) [3] • The South Wales Coal Trade and Its Allied Industries (1888) [4] • The History of the Iron, Steel, Tinplate and Other Trades of Wales (1903) [5] • The Red Dragon (1882–1887, writer and founding editor)
Red Flag, a 2012 film starring Alex Karpovsky; Red Flag: The Ultimate Game, a 1981 TV film starring Barry Bostwick "Red Flag", an episode of Jericho; Red Flag, fictional group in Alphas "Red Flag", an episode of the TV documentary series People's Century
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Cardiff City F.C. (founded 1899 as Riverside AFC) played their home games at Ninian Park from 1910 until the end of the 2008–09 season. The club's new home is the Cardiff City Stadium , which they initially rented to the Cardiff Blues , the city's professional rugby union team, the Blues returning to the Arms Park in 2012.
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.
The red flag is a signal of defiance and battle," according to Chambers Cyclopedia (1727–41). [ 13 ] In 1647, the bloody flag was included in Royal Navy instructions: ”[a]s soon as the Admiral shall hoist a Red Flag on the flagg staff at the fore- top - mast - head, and fire again, every Ship in the fleet is to use their utmost Endeavour to ...