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Spa Fields riots

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The Spa Fields riots were incidents of public disorder arising out of mass meetings at Spa Fields, Islington, England on 15 November and 2 December 1816. [1]

13 relations: Agent provocateur, Arthur Thistlewood, Bank of England, Blanketeers, Francis Burdett, Gagging Acts, George IV of the United Kingdom, Henry Hunt (politician), Islington, Royal Exchange, London, Spa Fields, Thomas Spence, Tower of London.

Agent provocateur

An agent provocateur (French for "inciting agent") is a person who commits, or who acts to entice another person to commit an illegal or rash act or falsely implicate them in partaking in an illegal act.

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Arthur Thistlewood

Arthur Thistlewood (1774–1 May 1820) was a British radical activist and conspirator in the Cato Street Conspiracy.

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Bank of England

The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, is the central bank of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the model on which most modern central banks have been based.

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Blanketeers

The Blanketeers or Blanket March was a demonstration organised in Manchester in March 1817.

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Francis Burdett

Sir Francis Burdett, 5th Baronet (25 January 1770 – 23 January 1844) was an English reformist politician, the son of Francis Burdett and his wife Eleanor, daughter of William Jones of Ramsbury manor, Wiltshire, and grandson of Sir Robert Burdett, Bart.

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Gagging Acts

The Gagging Acts was the common name for two acts of Parliament passed in 1817.

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George IV of the United Kingdom

George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover following the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later.

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Henry Hunt (politician)

Henry "Orator" Hunt (6 November 1773 – 15 February 1835) was a British radical speaker and agitator remembered as a pioneer of working-class radicalism and an important influence on the later Chartist movement.

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Islington

Islington is a district in Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington.

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Royal Exchange, London

The Royal Exchange in London was founded in the 16th century by the merchant Thomas Gresham on the suggestion of his factor Richard Clough to act as a centre of commerce for the City of London.

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Spa Fields

Spa Fields refers to a park and its surrounding area in the London Borough of Islington, bordering Finsbury and Clerkenwell.

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Thomas Spence

Thomas Spence (21 June Old Style/ 2 July New Style, 1750 – 8 September 1814) was an English Radical, Spartacus.schoolnet, accessed 29 August 2010 and advocate of the common ownership of land.

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Tower of London

The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spa_Fields_riots

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