• The Littleport Uprising - Part 2

  • Nov 22 2023
  • Length: 20 mins
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The Littleport Uprising - Part 2

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  • We rejoin our heroes as they march on Ely with their 19th century technical. Will they get the wage increases and lower food prices they demand? Will it all end in a blaze of glory shootout in a bar? Let's find out. You can find out more about this wild few days yourself at Ely Museum where I first heard the story. www.elymuseum.org.uk/ Sources: Flatman, Christopher John (2020). The Origins of the Riots in Littleport and Ely in May 1816 and the Reaction of the Establishment to the Disturbances. Student dissertation for The Open University module A826 MA History part 2. oro.open.ac.uk/70449/1/FLATMAN_A826_RVOR.pdf www.elymuseum.org.uk/wp-content/upl…the-fens-1.pdf www.littleportlife.co.uk/2021/03/littleport-riots/ You can contact us through allpointspod@gmail.com or Twitter @allpointscast. We're always looking for new guests if you want to share a story of adventure. Intro music - Scott Holmes "Travel Forever" CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/independ…lmes-singles-1
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