Spitalfields silk weavers rioted against the introduction of power looms and against wage cuts, cutting the work of weavers who accepted lower rates; the Spitalfields Acts subsequently regulated the silk trade; soldiers shot several rioters in street fighting
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
Research a location near this battlefield