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Rebeccas Country Rhian E. Jones

Rebeccas Country By Rhian E. Jones

Rebeccas Country by Rhian E. Jones


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Rebeccas Country: A Welsh Story of Riot and Resistance by Rhian E. Jones

In nineteenth-century Wales, a protest took place like no other. Burdened by punishing tolls and desperate for their livelihoods, protestors dramatically cross-dressed in carnivalesque costumes to attack the tollbooths. Inspired by the enigmatic figure of Rebecca, they went on to attack other symbols of injustice, redistribute wealth, and clash with both local authorities and the national government. In Rebeccas Country, historian Rhian E. Jones explores the background, chronology and achievements of the Rebecca movement. She offers a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people and how they responded to the sweeping and severe changes of the early nineteenth century, telling the human stories behind this dramatic history.

Table of Contents

Pronunciation Guide Foreword List of illustrations Some main characters Prologue: Rebeccas roots Part One: Rebecca rises 1 The final straw 2 Respectable radicals, rough music 3 Men in the middle 4 Faithful to death Part Two: Taking the reins 5 A thorough revolution 6 Lovers of justice 7 Rebecca in the spotlight Part Three: The summer of discontent 8 A losing battle 9 All but open rebellion 10 Rebecca goes south 11 Organised chaos 12 Ladies of letters 13 Out of the shadows 14 More than one hundred thousand strong Part Four: At the point of a bayonet if necessary 15 Rebecca rules 16 Raising the stakes 17 Death at Hendy 18 Are the government mad enough? Part Five: We are all of us Rebeccas 19 Becca there is now dead 20 From lawbreakers to legends 21 Throwing open the books 21 What Becca did next

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GOR014000053
9781915279743
1915279747
Rebeccas Country: A Welsh Story of Riot and Resistance by Rhian E. Jones
Used - Like New
Hardback
University of Wales Press
2024-10-10
256
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