The Pentrich rebellion

[Piethagoram]

 

[allardyces tash]

Interesting historical tidbit about Nottingham’s history, @Piethagoram.

[liampie]

is this the incident where people tried to retake nottingham castle and tried to burn it down?

[super_ram]

10 hours ago, liampie said:

is this the incident where people tried to retake nottingham castle and tried to burn it down?

No , @liampie,that was a few years later.

[super_ram]

10 hours ago, allardyces tash said:

Interesting historical tidbit about Nottingham’s history, @Piethagoram.

Very close to home for me.Descendants of those involved were schoolmates

[CliftonMagpie]

@liampie The Pentrich rebellion was an armed uprising that took place in 1817. It was led by workers from the village of Pentrich in Derbyshire, who were protesting against poor working conditions and low wages. The rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful and several of its leaders were executed for treason. Despite its failure, the rebellion is remembered as an important moment in the history of the labour movement.

[liampie]

thanks, i muddled the event up with the reform act. thanks for telling me @super_ram and @CliftonMagpie.