The Spa Fields Riot, December 2nd, 1816

Anna_Kissed

I'm posting this for information purposes, acknowledging the anniversary of a large public meeting concerning social change in England.
Two hundred years ago today, a mass meeting took place at Spa Fields, Clerkenwell. The first Spa Fields meeting, on 15th November 1816, is believed to have attracted some 10,000 people. Its object was to seek popular support for the delivery of a petition to the Prince Regent, requesting electoral reform and relief from hardship and distress. 'Orator' Henry Hunt addressed that meeting and was elected to deliver the petition, along with Sir Francis Burdett. The second meeting, on 2nd December, was called after Hunt was refused access to the Regent to deliver the petition, and may have been attended by 20,000 people. This meeting degenerated into disorder, perhaps aided by the use of agents provocateurs, and led to the Government passing, the following year, what became known as the 'Gag Acts'.

...1816....1916...2016...
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

i_b_b_o_r_g

Merci

Oakster

Sue Perks was reported to be absolutely livid...

ricky_otto

Oakster said:

Sue Perks was reported to be absolutely livid...

Let's wait for Shay Givens thoughts before hanging Sue out to dry.

soapy_jones

Fascinating stuff!

Oakster

Anna_Kissed said:

I'm posting this for information purposes, acknowledging the anniversary of a large public meeting concerning social change in England.
Two hundred years ago today, a mass meeting took place at Spa Fields, Clerkenwell. The first Spa Fields meeting, on 15th November 1816, is believed to have attracted some 10,000 people. Its object was to seek popular support for the delivery of a petition to the Prince Regent, requesting electoral reform and relief from hardship and distress. 'Orator' Henry Hunt addressed that meeting and was elected to deliver the petition, along with Sir Francis Burdett. The second meeting, on 2nd December, was called after Hunt was refused access to the Regent to deliver the petition, and may have been attended by 20,000 people. This meeting degenerated into disorder, perhaps aided by the use of agents provocateurs, and led to the Government passing, the following year, what became known as the 'Gag Acts'.

...1816....1916...2016...
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

Ah yes..I knew Centre Circle would be involved somewhere as well...

Dippenhall

Anna_Kissed said:

I'm posting this for information purposes, acknowledging the anniversary of a large public meeting concerning social change in England.
Two hundred years ago today, a mass meeting took place at Spa Fields, Clerkenwell. The first Spa Fields meeting, on 15th November 1816, is believed to have attracted some 10,000 people. Its object was to seek popular support for the delivery of a petition to the Prince Regent, requesting electoral reform and relief from hardship and distress. 'Orator' Henry Hunt addressed that meeting and was elected to deliver the petition, along with Sir Francis Burdett. The second meeting, on 2nd December, was called after Hunt was refused access to the Regent to deliver the petition, and may have been attended by 20,000 people. This meeting degenerated into disorder, perhaps aided by the use of agents provocateurs, and led to the Government passing, the following year, what became known as the 'Gag Acts'.

...1816....1916...2016...
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

The Prince Regent was vegetarian and only refused to receive the petition because it was on parchment.

Uboat

Anna_Kissed said:

what became known as the 'Gag Acts'.

Great when they work, but too risky to be worth it.

Lincsaddick

partly another example of returning victorious soldiers (from Wellington's army) being left to rot by the powers that were and rebelling about it .. the early 19c was a time of great change and reform

Addickted

Anna_Kissed said:

Bankers' bonuses, the Credit Crunch, Food banks, The Jungle

The World is an awful place.

Wayne Bridge should never have been kicked out.

clb74

Anna_Kissed said:

Indeed. Much unrest was to follow, one of the bloodiest events occurring in Manchester on 16th August 1819. Luddism, Chartism, Socialism, Suffragism.....
Bankers' bonuses, the Credit Crunch, Food banks, The Jungle.....

"Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf..."

I was away that weekend

SheffieldRed

Anna_Kissed said:

Indeed. Much unrest was to follow, one of the bloodiest events occurring in Manchester on 16th August 1819.

Peterloo

commemorated in the Britons Protection pub