Ely and Littleport riots of 1816

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The Ely and Littleport riots occurred between 22 and 24 May 1816 in the Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, caused by high unemployment and rising grain costs, similar to the general unrest which spread throughout England following the Napoleonic Wars.

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