The Rebecca Riots in west Wales began in the summer of 1839. They ceased as suddenly as they had started, and for three and a half years the countryside was undisturbed. Then, in the winter of 1842, they broke out again with greater violence. By day the countryside seemed quiet, but at night fantastically disguised horsemen, many dressed as women, careered along highways and through narrow lanes on their mysterious errands. The movement has been unusually been represented as the uprising of an oppressed peasantry, particularly against the burden of the toll-gates. Its causes, however, were far more deep-seated than that.
| ISBN | 0708323960 | | Pages | 256 | | ISBN13 | 9780708323960
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 522 | | Publisher | University of Wales Press | | Published in | Wales | | Imprint | University of Wales Press | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 138 | | Publication date | 31 Mar 2011 | | Spine width (mm) | 30 | | DEWEY | 942.96 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | |
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The Gentry of West Wales; Local Government and Administration; The Economic Background; Social Conditions; The Growth of Opinion; The Roads of West Wales; The Outbreak of Rioting; Midsummer Madness; Smouldering Embers; Rebecca Triumphans.
It is safe to say that Professor Williams's excellently written and dispassionate account of the riots and their background is likely to remain the final word on the subject.A" -Times Literary Supplement
This is quite an intense book with lots of historical details and many useful references. It explains the factors that caused the Rebecca Riots, a chapter at a time, both local and countrywide. It then looks at the actual attacks and eventually it examines the aftermath of the rioting. It is useful for a comprehensive study of the Riots but also as a reference book or to look at specific events. I found several references that have suggested further research on the two attacks that I am specifically interested in. -
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