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The Last Rising of the Agricultural Labourers - Rural Life and Protest in Nineteenth-century England (Paperback)
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The Last Rising of the Agricultural Labourers - Rural Life and Protest in Nineteenth-century England (Paperback)
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The Hernhill Rising of 1838 was the last battle fought on English
soil, the last revolt against the New Poor Law, and England's last
millenarian rising. The bloody 'Battle of Bosenden Wood', fought in
a corner of rural Kent, was the culmination of a revolt led by the
self-styled 'Sir William Courtenay'. It was also, despite the
greater fame of the 1830 Swing Riots, the last rising of the
agricultural labourers. Barry Reay provides us with the first
comprehensive and scholarly analysis of the abortive rising, its
background, and its social context, based on intensive research,
particularly in local archives. He presents a unique case-study of
popular mobilization in nineteenth-century England, giving us a
vivid portrait of the day-to-day existence of the farm labourer and
the life of the hamlet. Dr. Reay explores the wider context of
agrarian relations, rural reform, protest and control through the
fascinating story of The Last Rising of the Agricultural Labourers.
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