Rebecca's Country
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Rebecca's Country

A Welsh Story of Riot and Resistance

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Rebecca's Country

A Welsh Story of Riot and Resistance

About this book

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 Rebecca's 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.

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Information

Publisher
Calon
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781915279743
eBook ISBN
9781915279767
Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Pronunciation Guide
  6. Foreword
  7. Some main characters
  8. Prologue: Rebecca’s roots
  9. Part One: Rebecca rises
  10. Part Two: Taking the reins
  11. Part Three: The summer of discontent
  12. Part Four: At the point of a bayonet if necessary
  13. Part Five: ‘We are all of us Rebeccas’
  14. Selected bibliography, references and further reading
  15. Picture Section
  16. Endnotes