The last rising of the agricultural labourers : rural life and protest in nineteenth-century England
Reay, Barry2010
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The last revolt against the New Poor Law, and England's last millenarian rising, the Hernhill Rising of 1838 was also the last battle fought on English soil. This book details the bloody battle.
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London : Breviary Stuff, 2010.
Collation:
173 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
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Originally published: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780956482723 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.233
Language:
English
Subject:
Agricultural laborers -- Political activity -- England -- Kent -- History -- 19th centuryPoor laws -- England -- Kent -- History -- 19th centuryVillages -- England -- Kent -- History -- 19th centuryKent (England) -- Rural conditionsKent (England) -- History -- 19th centuryHernhill (England) -- HistoryHistory
BRN:
690536
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