The Corn Riots, also known as the Jersey Revolution, was a revolt which took place in Jersey on 28 September 1769. In an example of direct action against...
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Corn price riot 1753 The turnpike riots 1754 Holbeck Chapel Riot 1800 Corn price riot 1811 Corn price riot 1842 The Chartist and Plug riots in Holbeck...
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on 9 May, to mark Liberation Day (ignoring special holidays like the Corn Riots Anniversary in 2021). If a bank holiday is on a weekend, a substitute...
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The Corn Laws were tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and corn enforced in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846. The word corn in...
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History of Jersey (section Corn Riots)
18th century, Jersey experienced bouts of unrest, culminating in the Corn Riots of 1769. As a result, legislative power was concentrated in the States...
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supply shortages, leading to an insurrection on 28 September known as the Corn Riots. The States met at Elizabeth Castle and decided to request help from the...
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Publisher: Class Ebook Editions, Ltd. (7 April 2020) Swing Riots Ely and Littleport riots of 1816 Betsy Riot Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy...
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such as bread, grain, or salt, as in the 1977 Egyptian bread riots. Historically, food riots are part of a larger social movement, such as the Russian Revolution...
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Children of the Corn is a 2023 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer. It stars Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey...
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