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Emma Mackintosh 11A How and Why Did The Rebecca Riots Develop? Before 1839, the types of violence being carried out in rural West Wales varied. We can see this from studying evidence, both primary and secondary. These three secondary sources, written by historians, give us a general idea of the kind of crimes being committed. David Evans wrote that sheep stealing and poaching occurred frequently in the late 18th and early 19th century. He describes this as a 'protest against poverty and the harsh attitudes of some landowners.' This historian should try to put across a non-biased viewpoint, but instead has omitted to represent the case of the landowners, and has described their attitudes as harsh - this could be counted as anti-landowner bias. Gwyn A. Williams names riots in 1801, 1818 and 1831 due to shortages of food, and notes that Carmarthen had a history of disorder. This source is useful as...

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