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Why protest movements were so important in Merthyr Tydfil during the nineteenth century.
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GCSE History Assignment 1 This essay explains why protest movements were so important in Merthyr Tydfil during the nineteenth century. It looks at both points of view, from the workers and iron masters, explaining why and how events occurred by assessing the reliability of various sources. Between 1800 and 1851, the population of Merthyr Tydfil grew rapidly, from in 1750 of about 400 people settled in the small, picturesque community nestled in the South Wales valleys, to 7000 in 1801. By the census in 1851 , the population had increased to 46000. The rise of people migrating to Merthyr Tydfil was due to iron works being established and a large amount of jobs becoming available. It was an ideal place to set up, what was to become the first completely industrial town and largest in Wales' history by 1831, because of 'inexhaustible' sources of raw materials of a great variety. People...
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