The Bread and Blood Riots of 1816

I’ve been reading about the rioting that occurred in Norwich during the Georgian period.  It was a period of significant social unrest and Norwich had a reputation of being a hotspot.  Here is an article that describes one incident which came about after the introduction of the Corn Laws of 1815.  The latter was introduced to charge import duties on grain from overseas and also to keep the price of home grown grain high to promote political power and land ownership - it all sounds like a recipe for large unrest amongst the poorer masses:  

https://norfolktalesmyths.wordpress.com/category/georgian/

Thomas and Samuel Bignold

Here is old article worth repeating.  Did you know that Thomas Bignold was squeezed out of control of Norwich Union by the Board and his sons?  What were the antics of Samuel’s rascal son?  Was Charles Bignold a willing participant in Norwich Union? And how long did the Bignold’s control the organisation for?  If you don’t know the answers, and even if you do - select the link below:

https://joemasonspage.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/norwich-union-the-bignolds/

A Very Victorian Christmas

Somebody suggested an article on the above at the last meeting but I cannot remember who it was - sorry whoever you are!  Anyway I do like to honour requests.  We probably all know how hard you had to work in Victorian times, so hard that a lot of people had to get married at Christmas as it was the only time they could get two days off!  Here is an article that explains more:

https://thecowkeeperswish.com/2018/12/08/christmas-weddings-in-victorian-england/