What is the name of the 1830s rural protest movement in southern England whose participants smashed threshing machines under the name of a fictitious leader?
In the autumn of 1830, agricultural labourers across southern and eastern England rose up against low wages and the mechanisation of farm work. The disturbances were named after the signature on threatening letters sent to magistrates and landowners.
Anoniem stemmen is mogelijk. Registreer voor een profiel en score.
