Part of the 2026-27 lecture season of the Worcestershire Archaeological Society. Presented by Dr Roger Ball (Visiting Fellow, University of the West of England) Monday 14 December, 7.30pm, The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester, England WR1 3PD In October 1831, the defeat of the Second Reform Bill in the House of Lords led to… Continue reading Event: ‘The Reform Bill … I say it will be the ruin of the country’: The Worcester reform riot of November 1831
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First paper published – Solidarity riots in the diffusion of collective action: Doing historical research to develop theory in social psychology
The first peer reviewed paper from this project was published in the British Journal of Social Psychology at the end of February this year (2025). This paper is open access, so you can download a pdf here. So far it has achieved an Altametric ‘attention’ score of 13, placing it in the top 25% of… Continue reading 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
This talk is part of this year’s Dic Penderyn Society, Annual History Day on Saturday 31st May at the Merthyr Labour Club, 1 Court Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8DU. Solidarity across the Severn: Newport, Merthyr and the Bristol reform riot of 1831 Five months after the Merthyr rising, in October 1831, Bristol experienced the most… Continue reading 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
Event details Bath History Festival Weekend – Sunday 17 November – Bath Royal Literary and Science Institution, 16-18 Queen Square Bath BA1 2HN Morning Session 09:45 – 12:45 Prof. Steve Poole discusses the events in Bath on 31 October 1831, where rioters prevented the mustering of a Yeomanry cavalry unit that was being sent to… Continue reading 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
On Friday 15 November 2024, Blandford Town Museum are publishing ‘I fear there will be blood spilt this evening’: The Blandford Forum riots of 1831 a new book by Steve Poole and Roger Ball, based on the research for the 1831 refom riots project. In October 1831, the refusal of the House of Lords to… Continue reading 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 details Blandford Literary Festival: Friday 15 November – 11:00am – Royal British Legion Club, Legion House, Church Lane, Blandford Forum, DT11 7AD Prof Steve Poole, Dr Roger Ball and Ralph Hoyte The dual launch of a new booklet published by Blandford Town Museum ‘I fear there will be blood spilt this evening’ The Blandford… Continue reading Event: Book and 1831 riot soundscapes launch at Blandford Literary Festival
Event: Book launch: Solidarity across the Severn
Time and location Thursday 10 Oct 2024, 19:00 – 20:00 Newport Rising Hub, 170 Commercial St, Newport NP20 1JN, UK About the event Book Launch at the Newport Rising Hub: 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… Continue reading Event: Book launch: Solidarity across the Severn
Publication of Solidarity across the Severn
A new title from Six Points Publishing in collaboration with the Riot1831 project. 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… Continue reading Publication of Solidarity across the Severn
1831 Riot map updated
In preparation for the release on this site of our database of reform-related protests, riots and disturbances in Britain and Ireland from October to December 1831 we have updated our map of riots to include more minor disturbances. The current database contains 494 daily protest events over the three month period, collected from detailed surveys… Continue reading 1831 Riot map updated
The Bath riot of October 1831
This case study analyses the reform related riot in Bath of 30-31 October 1831. The study commences with an assessment of the electoral history and governance of the city in the early nineteenth century. The following section considers Bath and its environs during the reform crisis of 1830-31 with an emphasis on public protest and… Continue reading The Bath riot of October 1831