Solidarity Across the Severn Book Launch

Newport Rising Hub, 170 Commercial Street, Newport, NP20 1JN

Thursday 10th October 19:00 - 20:30

About Solidarity Across the Severn Book Launch

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Solidarity across the Severn: Newport, Bristol and Reform in 1831 by Roger Ball. In October 1831 as reform riots shook Bristol, the authorities urgently requested the help of troops stationed in south Wales. An infantry unit marched from Cardiff to Newport with the intention of boarding a steam boat to Bristol, but their way was blocked by a hostile crowd. This book explores the background to this incident, setting it in the context of the reform crisis in Newport and South Wales in the 1830s.

Roger has researched several academic projects including studies of the 2011 riots in England, use of the death penalty in British colonies and recently the 1831 reform riots. Outside of the academy Roger has published several local history books in Bristol. These include studies of labour movements, the Victorian workhouse and most recently the co-authored From Wulfstan to Colston (2020) considering the history of slavery, abolition and memorialisation in the city. He is currently editing and contributing to a forthcoming collection of essays documenting resistance to World War One in Bristol. Published by Six Points www.sixpointscardiff.com.

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