Riot 1831
Intergroup dynamics within the 1831 reform riots:
towards a new social psycho-history
UWE Riot 1831
In October 1831 a wave of disturbances swept across England after the rejection of the Second Reform Bill in the House of Lords.
This wave culminated in Bristol with the most serious riot in nineteenth century Britain.
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Recent activity
- First paper published – Solidarity riots in the diffusion of collective action: Doing historical research to develop theory in social psychology
- Event: ‘Solidarity across the Severn’: Merthyr, Newport and the Bristol Riot of 1831
- Event: We’ll have bread and reform – and down with the boroughmongers! The Bath Reform Riot of 1831
- Publication of ‘I fear there will be blood spilt tonight’: The Blandford Forum riots of 1831
- Event: Book and 1831 riot soundscapes launch at Blandford Literary Festival
- Event: Book launch: Solidarity across the Severn
- Publication of Solidarity across the Severn
- 1831 Riot map updated
- Bristol Riot 1831 soundscapes active
- Launch of 1831 Bristol reform riot exhibition at M Shed