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Showing posts with label food riots. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food riots. Show all posts
Friday, 6 May 2016

6th May 1816: Food riot in Bridport, Dorset

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The Royal Cornwall Gazette of 18th May 1816 carried reports of rioting that took place in Bridport on Monday 6th May 1816: Monday morning,...
Sunday, 11 November 2012

11th November 1812: Whitehaven magistrates report huge foods riots in the Town

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Whitehaven 11 of Novr 1812 My Lord, We are extremely sorry to have occasion so soon to trouble your Lordship respecting the Mutinous di...
Monday, 8 October 2012

8th October 1812: Mass attack on Corn Mill at Ilkeston, Derbyshire

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In the evening of Tuesday 8th October 1812, people 'to the number of one hundred and upwards' assembled and broke into a Corn Mill b...
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Friday, 5 October 2012

5th October 1812: Hannah Ramsden acquitted of riot at Leeds Borough Sessions

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On Monday 5th October 1812, seemingly the only person brought before a Court for the 3 days of riots in Leeds the previous August was acqui...
Saturday, 8 September 2012

8th September 1812: Food rioting continues in Nottingham

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The Morning Chronicle of 11th September carried a report of the food riots that continued in Nottingham on Tuesday 8th September 1812: On T...
Friday, 7 September 2012

7th September 1812: 'Madam Ludd' joins 'Lady Ludd' in food riots in Nottingham

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On Monday 7th September, the food riots that had affected Sheffield and Leeds in Yorkshire spread to Nottinghamshire, and the town of Nottin...
Wednesday, 22 August 2012

22nd August 1812: General Maitland gives the Home Office his view of the recent West Riding riots

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Wakefield 22nd August 1812 My dear Sir I wrote you a short note the night before last from Sheffield. Yesterday there was no Post, b...
Monday, 20 August 2012

20th August 1812: General Maitland writes from Sheffield about the riots there

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Sheffield 20th August 1812 My dear Sir You will properly have heard of the Riots that have taken place here. I was totally ignorant ...

20th August 1812: 'Lady Ludd' leads autoreduction in Leeds again

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On Thursday 20th August 1812, and two days after leading a mob in the town, 'Lady Ludd' returned to Leeds in the morning. Potatoes w...
Sunday, 19 August 2012

19th August 1812: Food rioting continues in the Leeds & Sheffield area

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In the evening of Wednesday 19th August, the food rioting that had broken out in Leeds the previous day continued across the area. At Arml...
Saturday, 18 August 2012

18th August 1812: Food riots in Leeds headed by 'Lady Ludd' - similar scenes in Sheffield

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Despite the reports of abundant harvests that had been reported in a recent edition of the Leeds Mercury, the price of Corn in the West Ridi...
Monday, 23 July 2012

23rd July 1812: The trial of the Horbury food rioters at York Summer Assizes

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The Leeds Mercury of 25th July 1812, carried the details of the trial 3 women, accused of rioting in Horbury on 17th June 1812 . The trial t...
Friday, 22 June 2012

22nd June 1812: Reward Notice for suspect in Horbury Riot

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Riot at Horbury. Whereas JOHN HEPWORTH, Waterman, of Horbury, near Wakefield, was a principal Cause of a RIOT at Horbury, on Wednesday las...
Sunday, 17 June 2012

17th June 1812: Food riot at Horbury, West Yorkshire

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On Wednesday 17th June 1812, Benjamin Byrom, a hawker of potatoes & onions had set up his cart at Horbury on market day. At some point d...
Wednesday, 30 May 2012

30th May 1812: The trials of Barton & Worsley food rioters & Bolton illegal oath giver/takers at Lancaster Special Commission

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On Saturday 30th May 1812, the penultimate day of the trials proceeded to deal with various offences. Ann Hamer (aged 43) was charged with...
Tuesday, 29 May 2012

29th May 1812: The trials of Thomas Brookes, Hannah Smith & more Middleton rioters at Lancaster Special Commission

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On Friday 29th May 1812, three more trials took place at Lancaster Special Commission. Thomas Brookes (aged 27) was accused of entering, w...
Monday, 14 May 2012

14th May 1812: Local Militia take part in Loughborough food riot

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On Thursday 14th May, a food riot erupted in the marketplace at Loughborough. The riot began with a row over the price of potatoes - 14 pe...
Monday, 23 April 2012

23rd April 1812: Birmingham Magistrates provide their last report to the Home Office on the disturbances

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Public Office, Birmingham, Thursday, April 23rd. 1812. Sir, Resuming our Narrative from 2 o’Clock yesterday, when we dispatched our last...
Sunday, 22 April 2012

22nd April 1812: Birmingham Magistrates update the Home Office on the disturbances

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Public Office, Birmingham, April 22nd. 1812.— Sir, After the time of dispatching our Letter of Yesterday, which was written necessarily ...

22nd April 1812: Third and final day of food rioting in Manchester

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Charles Walker, a farmer, had left his home at Wootton in Staffordshire on Tuesday 21st April 1812 to sell a 3 1/2 cwt load of butter in Man...