Sujet
Rebecca Riots, South Wales, 1840s, (1900). Artist: Unknown
Légende
Rebecca Riots, South Wales, 1840s, (1900). Farmers against economic and agrarian depression following the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Men and boys, many dressed as women, attacking a turnpike gate in protest at charges at tollgates on public roads. Another of their main targets was union workhouses. The riots broke out in south-west Wales in 1839 and again in 1842-1844 and were motivated by a variety of grievances including rural poverty, increased tithe charges and the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1900
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C21_500
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (4,8Mo) / 29,4cm x 42,6cm / 3474 x 5028 (300dpi)