Art Resource - AR945490

Rebecca Riots, South Wales, 1840s, (1900).

Rebecca Riots, South Wales, 1840s, (1900). Farmers against economic and agrarian depression following the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Men and boys, many dressed as women, attacking a turnpike gate in protest at charges at tollgates on public roads. Another of their main targets was union workhouses. The riots broke out in south-west Wales in 1839 and again in 1842-1844 and were motivated by a variety of grievances including rural poverty, increased tithe charges and the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834.

Unique Identifier AR945490

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3474px × 5028px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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