Riots and rebels : popular protest in Britain from the peasants' revolt to Extinction Rebellion
Rennison, Nick, 1955-2025
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In 1381, a large army of people marched through the south-east of England to London, demanding an end to unfair taxation and threatening the rule of the boy-king, Richard II. During the 18th century, food riots, riots in protest at land enclosure, and riots targeting religious groups and foreigners regularly occurred. In the following century, mass gatherings demanded reform of the electoral system which allowed only a tiny proportion of the population to vote. In the early 20th century, suffragettes chained themselves to railings, took part in demonstrations and endured prison sentences in pursuit of the vote for women. Recent decades have seen tens of thousands of people take to the streets of London and other cities to protest against the Iraq War and the war in Gaza. This book is an examination of how they have exercised that power over the centuries and how governments have reacted to it.
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Author:
Rennison, Nick, 1955-, author
Imprint:
Harpenden : Oldcastle Books, 2025.
Collation:
256 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780857306074 (hbk. :)
Language:
English
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BRN:
7028567