Swing Riots — The Swing Riots were a widespread uprising by the rural workers of the arable south and east of England in 1830. The rioters, largely impoverished and landless agricultural labourers, sought to halt reductions in their wages and to put a stop to… … Wikipedia
Swing riots — Le terme Swing riots désigne le soulèvement généralisé des travailleurs agricoles du sud et de l est de l Angleterre en 1830. Les émeutiers, des paysans appauvris et sans terres, cherchèrent à mettre un terme aux réductions de salaires imposées… … Wikipédia en Français
Swing — may refer to:ports* Swing bowling, a subtype of fast bowling in cricket * Golf swing * Baseball swing * Swing (boxing)Dance* Swing (dance) ** West Coast Swing ** East Coast Swing ** Lindy Hop ** Jive (dance)MusicKey concepts* Swung note, changes… … Wikipedia
Swing — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « swing », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Swing est un mot anglais qui décrit… … Wikipédia en Français
swing riot — noun The agricultural riots in England in 1830, lead by Captain Swing … Wiktionary
Captain Swing — was the name appended to some of the threatening letters during the rural English Swing Riots of 1830. Like the Luddites of 1812, the movement had an imaginary leader with a multiple use name. His name was no doubt chosen, in a form of black… … Wikipedia
Captain Swing — Ne doit pas être confondu avec Capt ain Swing. Captain Swing est le nom donné au dirigeant mythique d une révolte d ouvriers agricoles en Angleterre en 1830, les Swing Riots. La révolte s est répandu dans le pays entier et a duré plusieurs… … Wikipédia en Français
List of riots — This is a chronological list of riots:The list is incomplete and contains only riots documented in Western culture archives. 17th century and earlier* 121 BC Roman Election Riot of 121 BC (Rome, Roman Republic) * 113 BC Roman Election Riot of 113 … Wikipedia
2011 England riots — Not to be confused with 2011 United Kingdom anti austerity protests. 2011 England riots Firefighters douse a shop and flats destroyed by arson during the initial rioting in Tottenham, London … Wikipedia
2001 Oldham race riots — A video still taken from the peak of the riots, showing a rioter throwing a petrol bomb toward lines of police. The Oldham riots were a short but intense period of violent rioting which occurred in Oldham, a town in Greater Manchester, England,… … Wikipedia
Gordon Riots — The Gordon Riots of 1780 were an anti Catholic protest against the Papists Act 1778. The Gordon Riots Charles Green The Popery Act 1698 had imposed a number of penalties and disabilities on Roman Catholics in England; the 1778 act eliminated some … Wikipedia