Merthyr Tydfil ironworkers rioted against food prices and wage cuts at the ironworks in 1800. Crowds attacked the homes of employers and grain dealers. The 1800 Merthyr rising was a precursor to the more famous 1831 insurrection and demonstrated the chronic instability of the iron town.
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