Who were the Tolpuddle Martyrs?
- Created by: Himee Senanayake
- Created on: 03-06-18 19:45
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- Who were the Tolpuddle Martyrs?
- farm labourers
- George Loveless and his brothers were trying to protect their families and their wages.
- Lived in Tolpuddle - Dorset
- Wanted to protest about their low wages
- 6 shillings a week, when it should be 10 shillings
- arrested to stop their political activities
- George Loveless was arrested on his way to work, they were accused of 'administering an illegal oath'
- Their punishment was being Transported to Australia
- 7 years
- spend 8-9 months travelling to Australia
- conditions were very harsh
- most severe penalty they could have gotten for that crime
- Demonstration held in London
- about Parliament and their harsh punishments
- 200,000 petition signatures were collected
- Trade unions supported the men's families as parliament refused to accept it.
- 4 years later, the government pardoned them and released them early.
- farm labourers
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