Top Albums Live at the Freight & … Rebecca Riots. The attacks were accompanied by much noise; and in the earliest attacks, a mock trial would also take place. Hi jellygator - delighted to have brought you something new!
Thanks for taking the time to read and comment, always appreciated. This was a very interesting look at this subject. You learn something new on here all the time.
This would then in turn lead to the destruction of the toll gates. These gangs became known as Merched Beca (Welsh for "Rebecca's Daughters") or merely the Rebeccas.
The first appearance of Rebecca, as the members called themselves, occurred in 1839. Sending you many Angels this morning :) ps. [14], The riots caused at least one fatality, in the small village of Hendy on 7 September 1843, in which a young woman and gate keeper named Sarah Williams died. Trustees of a local turnpike trust would typically be the local gentry, clergy and businessmen. Why does the writer of the letter sign it ‘Becca & children’ instead of giving their own name? The photos are wonderful.
Where: Usually in mid/south and west Wales, but isolated outbreaks in other parts of Britain.
[7] The Ceffyl Pren was a way of frightening and punishing members of a community, of whom wrongdoing was suspected, but little will or evidence existed to bring the person to justice. They were a series of protests undertaken by local farmers and agricultural workers in response to perceived unfair taxation. Thanks for taking the time to comment, always appreciated. The Rebecca Riots were the setting for the novel Hosts of Rebecca by Alexander Cordell. This was an obvious 'trap' side-bar, and angered the locals, who destroyed it and two other gates. Jones, unlike Davies, was not convicted of crimes during the riots, but for a later assault charge. The Rebecca riots were a series of protests against conditions in the rural areas of Wales between 1839 and 1844.
[2] In 1844 a Parliamentary act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to turnpike trusts in Wales was passed.
Rhayader is a market town, community and electoral ward in Radnorshire, Powys, central Wales. Oh yes, congrats on your Hub of the Day award.
Ashamed to say I didn't know about the Rebecca Riots until now so many thanks. Quick Facts About the Rebecca Riots. History's accounts of how change has been effected can be sobering. It lies about 25 miles (40 km) west of Carmarthen, 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Fishguard and 19 miles (31 km) northwest of Haverfordwest.
Several years later they received a further blow when the price of livestock fell. So I will do a bit of research and post a hub. Thanks for the history lesson. Fantastic hub, and thank you for sharing. [3] Although these early 'uprisings' were few and uncommon, they were the first appearance of mobs dressed in the guise of Rebecca.
Williams returned to the house of John Thomas, and collapsed at the threshold of the house. [15] She had been warned beforehand that the rioters were on their way but refused to leave. wetnosedogs from Alabama on February 12, 2013: Fascinating and something I did not know. Much has been made of the skills of the English bowmen at the Battle of Agincourt, and rightly so. The name survives as an electoral ward of Haverfordwest. They found no relief from their outgoings; tolls, tithes, rents and rates remained steady. This Act consolidated the trusts, simplified the rates and reduced the hated toll on lime movement by half. Judi Brown (author) from UK on February 12, 2013: Hi tillsontitan - you're right, the poor always used to rebel against the rich - we seem to put up with it these days! Thank you for feeding my constant hunger to learn more about history.
The main reason for the choice of toll gates as targets for Rebecca, was that the booths and gates were tangible representations of the system they so despised. Liz Elias from Oakley, CA on February 12, 2013: Ah, something to add to my collection of "learn something new each day." The Rebecca Riots took place between 1839 and 1843 in South and Mid Wales. The one in the hub, The Round House, at Stanton Drew, again is near my old home - I think it's still occupied, but I don't know for sure.
Hi Becky - thanks for the congratulations.
[9], The Ceffyl Pren bears many similarities to the Rebeccas, with men wearing female clothing, blackening their faces and conducting mock trials; and was on a significant increase in the late 1830s in Wales. Not sure if this particular family history quest will turn up anything useful, but you never know.
[1] They were a series of protests undertaken by local farmers and agricultural workers in response to perceived unfair taxation. This article is about the particular significance of the year 1843 to Wales and its people. Then, in the winter of 1842, rioting broke out again—with greater violence. Judi Brown (author) from UK on February 07, 2013: Hi Glimmer Twin Fan - I don't know how many of the toll houses are left.
Handy if you have just block his sword with yours and his right hand side is now exposed. Digital Music. Although the rioters were protesting against poor laws, tithes and other issues, tollgates provided the easiest target. The other rioters would reply and a few more lines would be said in which they exhorted and justified the destruction of the gate, then the attack would begin.
I took one look and though, that should have been a hub. The attacks started in 1839 and continued for several years. Another major factor that saw the riots reduce were the activities of a group of petty criminals masquerading as Rebecca operating from Five Roads near Llanelli.
The men, including many coal-miners, most with home-made arms, were intent on liberating fellow Chartists who were reported to have been taken prisoner in the town's Westgate Hotel. These threatening letters warned the landlords to make reductions in the rent of their tenant farmers.
The Rebecca Riots took place between 1839 and 1843 in West and Mid Wales.
Rebecca’s uprising was successful in this respect and the remarkable tale remains alive today. [3] Cattle prices slumped sharply in 1842, and the blame was placed on the Government, and in particular Robert Peel's tariff measures which eased importation of foreign cattle and meat.
The side-bars were simple toll gates, away from the main trunk roads, placed strategically on by-roads to catch any traffic that had tried to bypass the main toll booths via side lanes.
This was such an interesting part of history!
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Mary Craig from New York on February 12, 2013: Something we never would have known. Judi Brown (author) from UK on June 05, 2013: Hi FlourishAnyway - I think the Rebecca Riots are a great little corner of British history - such an inventive (and slightly weird!) Many thanks for all of you for taking the time to read and comment, it means a lot :). Gardener RIOTS,REBECCA.
Their anger found an outlet in direct action against the tollgates. Rajiv Pandey from India on February 21, 2013: The articles were fine and deeply researched. on February 12, 2013: Hi Judi. Mona Sabalones Gonzalez from Philippines on February 17, 2013: Very interesting, and very well told, too:).
Thelma Alberts from Germany and Philippines on February 12, 2013: Thanks for this very interesting piece of history. What: Attacks on tollgates or turnpikes - buildings demolished - and occasionally tollkeepers. Hi grand old lady - so glad you enjoyed reading my hub, thanks for the kind comments too - much appreciated. Penelope Hart from Rome, Italy on February 12, 2013: Your hubs are so fascinating. Demonstrating their unhappiness at their situation, the protestors chose to target the symbol of economic oppression: the tollhouse. Normally 'crimes' punished by the Ceffyl Pren included marital infidelity or informing on a neighbour. Apparently the attack was unsuccessful because the men returned on 6 June, when they again destroyed the turnpike and this time burnt the tollhouse.
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