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Captain Swing
When the harsh winter of 1830 followed a poor harvest and caused reduced wages for labourers, agricultural riots spread across Norfolk and throughout the south and east of England. The labourers wanted to stop the spread of new threshing machines, … Continue reading
Posted in Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged agriculture, crime, economics, employment, farmers, labourers, magistrates, punishment, riots, swing
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