Join us once again in the history hole. This time Mat and I talk about an event that not very many people outside North Cambridgeshire know about, inspired by my driving around the area this summer. The Littleport Riot of 1816 was one of a large number of food riots across the UK during the early 19th century. In this part we explore the background to the events and what happens when a group of farm labourers reach the end of their tether. It turns out they invent some pretty ingenious weapons systems. You can find out more about this wild few days yourself at Ely Museum where I first heard the story. https://www.elymuseum.org.uk/ Sources: Flatman, Christopher John (2020). The Origins of the Riots in Littleport and Ely in May 1816 and the Reaction of the Establishment to the Disturbances. Student dissertation for The Open University module A826 MA History part 2. https://oro.open.ac.uk/70449/1/FLATMAN_A826_RVOR.pdf http://www.elymuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Drainage-who-drained-the-fens-1.pdf http://www.littleportlife.co.uk/2021/03/littleport-riots/ You can contact us through allpointspod@gmail.com or Twitter @allpointscast. We're always looking for new guests if you want to share a story of adventure. Intro music - Scott Holmes "Travel Forever" CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 freemusicarchive.org/music/independ…lmes-singles-1
