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:
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