Grand National Holiday, and Congress of the Productive Classes: William Benbow
Published in 1832 this pamphlet is possibly the earliest published advocacy for a general strike as a means for dismantling inequality and the oppression of the ruling class. Self published by William Benbow an unconventional preacher and 19th century radical, the "Sacred Month" was adopted by the Chartists in 1839 though Benbow was arrested before it started.
The Chartist Grand National Holiday: The General Strike of 1839
An article by Past Tense on the first attempted general strike called by the Chartist movement for August 1839. It also compares the ideas of the strikes main proponent, William Benbow with other theorists on Mass and General Strikes.
Dewi Bowln: Merthyr Rising
Submitted by Reddebrek on Mar 31 2015 15:04
A collection of images by Dewi Bowlen about the Merthyr rising.
1831: the Merthyr Rising and Dic Penderyn
Submitted by Reddebrek on Mar 31 2015 14:56
An account of an brief uprising in South Wales in 1831 and the fate of Richard Lewis, known as Dic Penderyn. The uprising was the largest outbreak of working class resistance in Britain during industrialisation and was the first time the Red Flag was used as a symbol of rebellion.
1831: Merthyr Tydfil uprising
Submitted by Mike Harman on Aug 22 2007 04:06
In 1831, Merthyr Tydfil, iron workers struck against redundancies, rising prices and bailiffs, leading to several thousand workers involved in riots that led to bloody suppression by troops and mass arrests.
1839-1846: The Anti-Renter movement
Submitted by Steven. on Sep 12 2006 15:17
Howard Zinn's short history of the Anti-Renter movement against the patroonship system, created in the 1660s when the Dutch ruled New York.
