On Wednesday 11th December, three more men were committed for trial at the next Assizes. William Parkes & George Shaw were committed t...

A troop of Scotch Greys arrive in Derby to relieve the Derby & Chaddesden Yeomanry. They had travelled from Nottingham.

Derby Magistrates imposed a curfew on the Borough 6 days after the Nottinghamshire Magistrates had taken the same measures. The Derby Mercur...

The Southwell local militia was taken off duty in Nottinghamshire, having been relieved by the arrival of the Berkshire Militia the previous...

Today, Luddite Bicentenary, Luddites 200 Organising Forum & Huddersfield Anarchist League received a response to our letter and action...

General William Dyott, the area commander for the Midlands, arrived in Nottingham, having been directed by government to attend. He held a c...

After a six-day forced march from Ipswich, the Royal Berkshire Militia finally arrive in Nottingham in the evening, led by Lieutenant-Colone...

Five nights after their visit to Pentrich, where not one frame was broken, Derbyshire Luddites returned, this time with intent. Ten stocking...

The night of Saturday 7th December saw attacks mounted by Luddites in both Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire. In Nottinghamshire, 6 frames ...

George Paley was committed on this day to the County gaol. He was charged with breaking stocking frames belonging to Francis Betts at Sutton...

MILITARY coercion has not been so operative in Nottinghamshire as we were led last week to suppose. The depredations of the Frame-Breakers a...

The next target of the Derbyshire Luddites was one of the biggest Hosiery firms in the County, that of Padget & Byng. They owned hundred...

On Friday 6th December at 2 p.m., 3 men called at the home of Thomas Wayte, a framework-knitter in the Leicestershire village of Hugglescoat...

County Hall Derby Decr. 6. 1811. Sir We the Magistrates resident & acting in the District of our County contiguous to that part of...

6 December, 1811 Sir, The Bearer Mr. Hutton is a Sherrifs Officer from Nottingham with an address from the Corporation to Lord Holland: ...

In the early hours of Friday the 6th December, Derbyshire Luddites again attacked frames at Ilkeston. Amongst their targets that night were ...

Little more than a day after the meeting of the manufacturers, Luddites struck in Nottingham itself, at a workshop in Tyler Street 'whic...

On Thursday the 5th December, framework-knitters in Leicestershire received visits from Luddites soliciting contributions for the cause. W...