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Monday, 19 March 2012

19th March 1812: The lesser-known cases of Luddites tried at the Nottingham Lent Assizes

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The Nottingham Review of 27th March 1812, contained very brief summaries of other cases involving Luddites at the Nottingham Lent Assizes. T...

19th March 1812: The trial of John Ingham at the Nottingham Lent Assizes

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The Nottingham Review covered the final trial at the Nottingham Lent Assizes  on 19th March 1812, which appeared in the 27th March edition o...
Sunday, 18 March 2012

18th March 1812: Baron Rolle reports disturbances during the Nottingham Lent Assizes to the Home Office

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Private Nottingham 18. March 1812 My dear Sir/ Notwithstanding Mr Hobhouse [may] write you I am unwilling to omit a Post or without ...

18th March 1812: The Manchester spy 'B' visits villages in Cheshire

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Colonel Fletcher's spy 'B' had been out of Manchester for once and filed a report about his activities on Wednesday 18th March i...

18th March 1812: The trial of William Barnes at the Nottingham Lent Assizes

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The Nottingham Review of the 27th March 1812 continued with its coverage of the trials of the Luddites at Nottingham Lent Assizes: William...

The Fate of the Luddites: Benjamin Hancock

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At the time of his conviction for frame-breaking on 18th March 1812, Benjamin Hancock was 22 years of age. A direct descendant of Benjamin f...

18th March 1812: The trials of Benjamin Hancock, Gervas Marshall & George Green at Nottingham Lent Assizes

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The Nottingham Review of 20th March 1812 recorded how on Wednesday 18th March 1812, some of the remaining prisoners accused of frame-breakin...

18th March 1812: The trials of John Osborne & William Wells at Nottingham Lent Assizes

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The Nottingham Review continued it's coverage of the Nottingham Lent Assizes taking place on Wednesday 18th March in the 20th March 1812...

18th March 1812: Letter to "Mr Byrnny" from "Genl Ludd", Nottingham

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Mr Byrnny late foreman of a jury held at Nottingham 16 March-12 Sir, by Genaral Ludds Express Express Commands I am come to― work...

18th March 1812: The Luddite William Carnell passes a note the Nottingham Gaoler

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Mr Wright this is to Beg a small favour of you. Which i hope that god almighty will reward you for it i said a small favour But it may perha...
Saturday, 17 March 2012

17th March 1812: The trials of Robert Poley & Joseph Peck at Nottingham Lent Assizes

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The Nottingham Review's coverage of the Nottingham Lent Assizes continued with this account of the trial of Robert Poley & Joseph Pe...

17th March 1812: Joseph Radcliffe reports the attack on Vickerman to the Home Office

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Sir I received the favor of yours of the fourteenth yesterday, & the 2 Troop of Dragoons are at Hudfd as mentioned in mine of Saturday...

The Fate of the Luddites: Joseph Maples

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At the time of his conviction for frame-breaking on 17th March 1812, Joseph Maples was only 16 years of age. Shirley Cook is a direct desce...

17th March 1812: The trials of William Carnell & Joseph Maples at Nottingham Assizes

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The Nottingham Review of 20th March contains the trial of the first prisoners accused of frame-breaking on Tuesday 17th March 1812: On Tues...

17th March 1812: Posted paper inscribed to “Mr lud," Chesterfield

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Mr lud, I Ham going to inform you that there is Six Thousand man Coming to you in Apral and then We Will go and Blow Parlement house up and...
Friday, 16 March 2012

16th March 1812: Troop movements

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On Monday morning the 16th March, the Stirlingshire Militia marched out of Derby: military units could not be stationed in a town when the C...

16th March 1812: Nottingham Lent Assizes commence

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The Nottingham Review of 20th March 1812 reported extensively on the Nottingham Lent Assizes, and described the Judge, Sir John Bayley's...
Thursday, 15 March 2012

15th March 1812: Bolton weavers meet in secret at the Rope Walk

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Sometimes after mid-March, around 18 to 20 weavers met in secret at the Rope Walk on Bolton Moor. Robert Waddington was present again, and ...

15th March 1812: Attack on the home and workshop of Francis Vickerman

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Up until Sunday 15th March, Luddite attacks in the Huddersfield area had been limited to the workshops of small master clothdressers who had...
Wednesday, 14 March 2012

14th March 1812: Joseph Radcliffe writes to General Grey demanding more troops

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Sir I had the honor to receive yours of the 13th this day, in answer to mine of the 11th & am sorry to find you cannot comply with my ...