Protest, Punishment and Legal Repression: State Responses to Popular Dissent in the 1800s

The exhibition will be on display here between 17 August 2026 to 5 September 2026.The seventh talk in the series will focus on how the government responded to the 1826 uprising.Situating this first within the wider strategy of policing economic crisis and popular dissent through a ‘law and order’ ideology, the discussion then turns to specific response to the protestors convicted at the Lancaster Assize in 1826.Several stories of people who were either imprisoned or transported are covered in the talk.2026 marks the 200th Anniversary of the 1826 Lancashire weavers uprising.The rising involved many thousands of people living in Pennine Lancashire at and took place between 24th-27th April 1826.

The protestors’ demand for help in alleviating their plight was met not with food and welfare policies, but sabres, bullets and bayonets.This lecturer tour accompanies a touring exhibition on display at 9 libraries in Pennine Lancashire during the 200th commemorative year of the 1826 Lancashire Rising.

Each talk will have a different focus, and people are encouraged to attend their local venue and any of the other talks in the region that they will find of interest.The talks are being led by Dr David Gordon Scott with further contributions from Kate Hurst.Https://www.Weavers-uprising.Org.UK/