Talk:1766 food riots

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Did you know... that the British Secretary at War Viscount Barrington anticipated the 1766 food riots and pre-positioned troops to deal with them?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:47, 5 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Viscount Barrington

... that in England in 1766, a time of high food prices, rioters forced merchants to sell goods at discounted prices? The table from Bohstedt, John (2010). The Politics of Provisions: Food Riots, Moral Economy, and Market Transition in England, C. 1550-1850. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-7546-6581-6. shows 131 cases of riot in 1766 of which 53 (39+14) involved the forced sale of goods at reduced prices
- ALT1:... that the British Secretary at War Viscount Barrington (pictured) anticipated the 1766 food riots and pre-positioned troops to deal with them? "he was aware that 1766 would be a difficult year. Prices were already high in 1765 and if the harvest failed disorder was... In January 1766 he sent out secret orders to a number of cavalry and infantry units in well - known trouble spots to intervene in response to appeals from magistrates when the anticipated riots should begin" from: An Eighteenth-century Secretary at War: The Papers of William, Viscount Barrington. Bodley Head for the Army Records Society. 1988. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-370-31227-9.
- ALT2:that some of those arrested during the 1766 food riots were released after an outbreak of disease at Gloucester Castle? "after the Special Assizes sat at Gloucester in December 1766, scores of prisoners not yet tried were discharged or bailed from the castle gaol, partly because a 'contagion' had swept the inmates" from: Bohstedt, John (2010). The Politics of Provisions: Food Riots, Moral Economy, and Market Transition in England, C. 1550-1850. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 162. ISBN 978-0-7546-6581-6.

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/List of memoirs by First Ladies of the United States

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:05, 22 November 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing...New enough, long enough, interesting, will complete soon. Whispyhistory (talk) 15:00, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No copyvio issues. Image is out of copyright and clear. Hooks are all in article and followed by inline citation. ALT1 with image is my preference. Article reads well. QPQ provided. Thank you. Whispyhistory (talk)