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Was popular protest in the 1830's and 1840's simply the outcome of poverty and material distress?
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Daniel Sheppard. 4. Was popular protest in the 1830's and 1840's simply the outcome of poverty and material distress? The popular protest movements in Wales of the eighteen thirties and forties were to a large extent down to poverty and some kind of material distress. However, there were other factors to consider which among other problems included grievances such as poor working conditions and low wages. One of the largest forms of popular protest during this period came from the 'Rebecca' movement, and was to some extent caused by their opposition to poverty and material distress, but they also had other grievances that they wished to redress. The Rebecca riots referred to various disturbances in South West Wales between eighteen thirty-nine and eighteen forty-three. The movement was made up of mainly agricultural workers who were protesting over several grievances that arose from their very poor standard of living and material distress. ...
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