Merthyr Rising
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The Merthyr Rising, also referred to as the Merthyr Riots, of 1831 was the violent climax to many years of simmering unrest among the large working class population of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales and the surrounding area. The Rising marked the first time the red flag was used a symbol of working class rebellion in the United Kingdom.
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1831 Merthyr Rising
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The red flag, with 1831, flown at Merthyr, Wales in 2012.
I colourised the original print. I felt that a depiction of the first (labour millitant) Red-Flag should be red.| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 430 | Kingdom of Gwent | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 450 | Kingdom of Brycheiniog | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 500 | Kingdom of Glywysing | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 580 | Kingdom of Morgannwg | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 873 | Rhiw Saeson Battle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 916 | Battle of Brecenanmere | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 982 | Battle of Pant Câd-Einion | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1027 | Battle of Ystradowain | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1086 | Battle of Aberllech | Normans, battle, Welsh people | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1175 | Battle of Seisyll's Court | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1233 | Battle of Abergavenny Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1233 | Battle of Blaenllyfni Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1233 | Battle of Brecon | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1233 | Battle of Bwlch y Dinas Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1233 | Battle of Pengelli Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1233 | Battle of Tretower | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1270 | Battle of Caerphilly Castle | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1326 | Siege of Caerphilly | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1404 | Coity Castle Siege | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1405 | Battle of Pwll Melyn | battle, Kingdom of England, Principality of Wales | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1648 | Battle of St Fagans | battle, Roundhead, Cavalier | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1831 | Merthyr Rising | rebellion | Wikidata |
| site | bunker | Cardiff Regional War Room | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Llwynypia Rhondda Cynon Taff Joint Emergency Centre | civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Castell Coch | Cadw, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Crickhowell Castle | castle ruin, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | Llantrisant Castle | castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | St Fagans Castle | manor house, castle | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1087 | Abergavenny Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1100 | Coity Castle | Cadw, castle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1268 | Caerphilly Castle | Cadw, castle | Wikidata |
| site | shipwreck | SM UC-3 | Type UC I submarine, shipwreck, U-boat | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | The red flag, with 1831, flown at Merthyr, Wales in 2012. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | I colourised the original print. I felt that a depiction of the first (labour millitant) Red-Flag should be red. | Commons | ||
